Unit 4 Vocabulary

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benign

• cancer is present

• noncancerous

• a tumor

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biopsy

• a procedure in which a needle is inserted into a tumor to take a sample for testing

• a procedure where they draw blood to check for pathogens

• a positive cancer result

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cardinal principles

• the rules which all doctors and health staff promise to obey during surgery

• rules and regulations that medical staff follow in order not to be held accountable for mistakes

• time, distance, and shielding used by radiologists to reduce dose to themselves and patients

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C-arm

• a device that helps with grabbing objects in a surgical room

• a robotic arm that is used in place of a missing arm in a human

• an X-ray machine used in surgery to capture still and moving images

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cerebrovascular accident (CVA)

• a stroke caused by a blood clot blocking a blood vessel or a bleed from a ruptured vessel

• an accident caused by poor judgement within a surgical room

• an accident caused by health staff tripping over oxygen lines

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effective dose limiting system

• a protocol to limit the amount of medication a patient receives

• sets limits on the amounts of radiation to protect patients and radiation workers from biological damage

• a system put in place to prevent overdoses of medication

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ionizing radiation

• being exposed to radioactive waves

• a type of radiation that is harmful to humans if not used appropriately

• a types of radiation that does not harm at all

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modalitites

• different ways of providing medical care to patients

• rules that insure proper medical attention is given to all patients

• areas within the diagnostic imaging or radiology department

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personal monitoring device

• a small clip worn on the collar of a radiation worker to measure the amount of radiation received

• a device put on the shoe of a nurse to monitor the amount of steps taken within an average workday

• a device put on a patient's medical robe to keep track of breathing

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protective apparel devices

• garments made of a materials, usually lead, that absorbs X-rays so that the beam is etremely reduced before it gets through the material and to the person

• patient robes used to cover the body so the patient may walk around the hospital freely

• hats and masks worn by medical professionals during major surgeries

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slices

• pieces of fruit given to patients for snacking before surgery

• three-dimensional models of body parts used for medical students

• two-dimensional images captured by CT and MRI machines

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tracers

• radioactive isotopes injected into patients in nuclear medicine

• devices used to trace where the doctors are whithin a hospital so that they may be located faster

• tracing devices used to measure oxygen levels

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transducer

• a device used to retrieve blood from the body cavity

• a device used to reduce the amount of radioactive waves going through a body

• a handheld device used to view structures of interest in ultrasound