Radiology

What is radiology?

• The study of radio waves

• The study of x-rays

• The study of the heart

• The study of ultraviolet rays

Radiation is used to _______________ and ______________.

• diagnose, treat

• hear, listen

• measure, treat

• diagnose, examine

Radiographs are also known as _____________________.

• pictures

• MRI’s

• sonography

• x-rays

MRI’s are ____________________________.

• sound waves

• magnetic resonance imaging

• x-rays

• radioactive nuclear material

Radiation therapy is used to stop __________ cell growth.

• normal

• malignant

• benign

• large

Procedures done in the radiology department produce images that visualize all of the following EXCEPT___________.

• metal

• bones

• organs

• vessels

A noninvasive technique using x-rays and a computer to visualize transverse planes of body tissue are ______________.

• CT scans

• mammograms

• X-rays

• Angiography

Healthcare providers in the radiology department _________.

• don’t typically work well with others.

• are warm, compassionate, and pleasant.

• are harsh, stern, and insensitive.

• are most interested in math.

A radiologist is a _____________________ who interprets x-rays and other diagnostic tests.

• doctor

• nurse

• assistant

• technician

______________ use x-rays to produce body images on film or a video monitor as an aid to physicians in diagnosis

• Radiologists

• Sonographers

• Nuclear medicine technologists

• Radiologic technologists