Exam 20: Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Which term is spelled wrong?

The process of obtaining images of the breast through the use of x-rays is:

The abbreviation for a soft,very heavy metal used for shielding against x-rays is:

Which of the following does NOT treat disease with ionizing radiation?

Needle biopsy is an example of a tomography technique.

Write the correct abbreviation for posteroanterior:

The position in which the patient is lying down when x-rays pass from the back to the front of the body is the ________.

X-rays can destroy body cells.

The term rad stands for:

The meaning of the abbreviation Ci is ________.

A bone scan is a CT scan used to find fractures.

Cobalt treatment treats disease with the use of radioactive substances.

________ literally means pertaining to beyond sound.

A physician who specializes in radiology is called a:

The international unit for describing exposure dose of x-ray is:

A unit of radioactivity is known as:

The scientific discipline of medical imaging using radionuclides,ionizing radiation,nuclear magnetic resonance,and ultrasound is known as ________.

The physician who specializes in radiology,roentgen diagnosis,and roentgen therapy is a/an ________.

The specific type of imaging that uses a low-dose x-ray system for examination of the breast is ________.