Intro To Rad Test 2

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A method of standardizing the evaluation of a student radiologic technologist's performance in the clinical setting.

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Clinical competancy evaluation

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Refers to classroom lectures and demonstration of theories, as well as to facts an background info necessary to understand a specific body part.

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Cognitive learning

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Involves attitudes, values, and feelings.

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Affective learning

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The actual hands-on phase- the application of previously learned material.

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Psychomotor learning

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When the student is only observing.

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Passive participation

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When the student is performing few various tasks.

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Direct supervision

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The student will perform all aspects of the procedure with remote supervision of a RT.

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Independant clinical performance. (indirect supervision)

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Criteria for performance evaluation.

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1)Physical facilities ready
2)Patient/Tech relationship
3)Positioning skills
4)Equipment Manipulation
5)Evidence of rad protection
6)Radiograph demonstration-Image Evaluation
7)Standard Rad Exposure- Image Evaluation

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The ARRT passed a law to continue education. How?

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Obtain 24 hr additional credit OR pass and exam in an additional discipline

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The primary items needed for the production of x-rays.

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1)a source of electrons
2)a means to accelerate the e
3)a way to bring the e to a sudden stop

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An evacuated glass bulb with positive and negative electrodes.

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x-ray tube

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The electrode to which negatively charged e migrate.
(positive)

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anode

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A filament that gives off e when heated(the source of e)
(negative)

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cathode

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The result of the sudden deceleration of the e at the anode.

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energy conservation

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Primary by-product of the energy conservation.

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heat (>99%)

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Secondary by-product of the energy conservation.

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x-rays going in all directions (<1%)

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The ability to post-process images in a variety of ways to provide multiple views of the anatomy.

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digital imaging

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What type of film allows you to change the imagein digital?

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soft copy film

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A sheet of plastic that is embedded with crystals called phosphors.

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intensifying screen

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What % of the image on the film is made by light from the intensifying screen?

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95%

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A sheet of polyester plastic coated with a thin layer of gelatin and silver compounds.

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x-ray film

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Provides a live-action vew of the interior of the body.
Allows an image to be captured, saved in a computer, and post-processed.

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Fluoroscopy

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Electronically improves and enhances the image and transmits it to the tv moniter.

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image intensifier

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Provides cross-sectional views of the body.

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Computed Tomography

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Allows cross-sectional views of the body to be made without the use of ionizing radiation.
The body part in ? is exposed to a magnetic field and radio wave transmission.

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Magnetic Resonanse Imaging

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What happens in MRI?

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Tissues resonate giving up another radio wave captured by an antenna.

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Uses a radiopharmaceutical infected into the circulatory system to image the area of interest.
Used to evaluate the physiology or function of an organ or system in the body.

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Positron Emission Tomography
aka- coincidence imaging

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Emission caused by body tissues.

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511 kEv x-ray photons

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The radioactive material concentrates in the area of interest and emits radiation; this radiation is then detected by a sensing device and is computed into an image.

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Nuclear medicine

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What kind of particles are NOT used in Nuc Med?

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alpha particles

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How can radioactive materials in nuc med be introduced to the body?

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injected, swallowed, inhaled

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Used in areas such as the OR, PAR, ICU, CCU, burn unit, orthopedic unit, and morgue.

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portable radiography

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Used primarily in the operating room, where the surgeon must see the images immediately.

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portable fluoroscopy
(aka- C-arm)

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A technique used to obtain radiographs of a section or slice of the body.

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Tomography

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What is the current primary use of conventional tomography?

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Intravenous urograms

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Uses high-frequency sound waves, which is a form of non-ionizing radiation, to obtain sectional images of the body.
Used to evaluate moving organs.

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Sonography

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Type of sonography used to evaluate blood flow through the arteries.

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Doppler technique

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Brings digital imaging together with hospital and radiology info systems; it allows for the total management of a patient's case.

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Picture Archiving and Communication System
(PACS)

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A standard protocol used for blending PACS and the various imaging modalities.

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Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
(DICOM)

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Reomoving clothing and jewelry that may be covering the area of the body through which the x-rays must pass.

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external preparation

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Includes cleansing enemas.
so objects are not obscured by gas and fecal matter.

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internal preparation

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Solutions or gases introduced into the body to provide contrast on a radiograph between an organ and its surrounding tissue.

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contrast media

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Element with high atomic number.
X-rays do not readily pass through.
Solutions that contain this element are placed in organs and blood vessels to provide a contrast.

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iodine

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Cannot be absorbed by the body.
The medium of choice for gastrointestinal studies.

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barium

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Radiographic studies of the urinary system.

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excretory urogram
aka-intravenous urography/pyelograms
(IVP)

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A study of the esophagus, requires the patient to swallow barium sulfate preparation.

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esophagram

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Studies of the stomach performed with the use of barium sulfate.

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upper gastrointestinal (GI) series

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Radiographic exam of the colon that involves introducing a barium solution into the colon.

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barium enema

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What does a BE rule out or let you see?

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cancer
polyps
diverticulitis

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A study of the urinary bladdr, involves filling the bladdr with a contrast agent.

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cystogram

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The patient empties the bladder while under fluoroscopic observation.

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voiding cystourethrogram

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ERCP

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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

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Study that visualizes the arteries of a particular body region.

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arteriogram

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Used to evaluate the structures in and around a joint space.
Most common joints involved are the knee and shoulder.

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arthrogram

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An exam of the uterus and fallopian tubes.

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hysterosalpingogram

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A radiographic study of the breast.

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mammogram

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An exam of the subarachnoid space of the spinal cord.

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myelogram

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A study of the salivary glands after they have been injected with a contrast agent.

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sialogram

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A study used to evaluate the veins in a particular area of the body.

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venogram

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Contrast used in chest radiography.

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air

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What is ERCP?

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Performed to diagnose anomalies in the biliary system or the pancreas.

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Trnsforms energy to heat.

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thermonic emulsion