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16 Cards in this Set
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When were x-rays discovered?
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11/8/1895
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Who discovered x-rays?
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Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
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What did he receive his Nobel Prize and what was it in?
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1901 Physics
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Aka for cathode ray tube
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Crookes tube
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what is cathode ray an old term for?
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moving electrons
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Roentgen had a plate of _________
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Barium Platinocyanide
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What did Roentgen call the unknown light?
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X-light
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When was the first medical x-ray taken and what was it taken of?
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1896 of Roentgen's wife (Bertha's) hand... exposure took 15 min!
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What type of radiation are x-rays?
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electromagnetic radiation
and also ionizing radiation (which means that it can cause biological damage) |
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T/F X-rays are not radioactive
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True
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X-rays can't be reflected or focused, but they can be ___________
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scattered and absorbed by matter
and they are photons |
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What are the three technologies that x-rays are used in?
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1. Radiography
2. Fluoroscopy 3. Computed Tomography |
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What is an x-ray film called that has an image on it?
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A radiograph
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Radiographs are only 2-D, which dimension is missing?
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Depth
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How many views should be taken of a body part?
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2 views taken 90 degrees from each other (Orthagonal views)
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Which body regions are only one view needed sometimes?
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-chest, pelvis, and abdomen
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