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Introduction to Radiologic and Imaging Sciences and Patient Care 7th Edition Adler Test Bank Chapter 01: Introduction to Imaging and Radiologic Sciences Adler: Introduction to Radiologic and Imaging Sciences and Patient Care, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The use of X-rays to create a medical image on patients is referred to as a. electrocardiography. b. radiography. c. sonography. d. magnetic resonance imaging. ANS: B Radiography is the making of records, known as radiographs...

DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY WEEKS 1 & 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT | UPDATED 3 major parts of the dental x-ray machine - ANSWER Control panel Extension arm Tubehead (has the PID) What does the acronym CATNAP refer to? - ANSWER Cathode is negative; anode is positive First step in the production of x-rays in the x-ray tube - ANSWER The x-ray machine is turned on and electron clouds are being produced by the molybdenum cup and tungsten filament. The machine is heated up which is referred t...

Fluoroscopy Exam Test Bank Questions with 100% Correct Answers What activates the production of x-rays during fluoro? - Answer- Dead man switch (foot switch); NOT THE "FOOT PEDAL"! How many light photons are emitted for each absorbed x-ray photon? - Answer- 5000 light photons. What percentage of light from an image intesifier's output screen is transmitted to the cine camera when in use? - Answer- 85 - 95%. Which type of timer accuracy test is performed for three phase x-ray unit...

RNAS C Practice Test Review 437 Questions with Verified Answers A capacitor and resisitor in parallel - CORRECT ANSWER will have same voltage across since in parallel. if in series, voltage drops would occur they can be treated together If the absolute pressure of a gas is increased from 3 atm to 4 atm at constant volume, then the absolute temperature of the gas will increase by: A. 25%. B. 33%. C. 67%. D. 75% - CORRECT ANSWER B. Assuming the validity of the Ideal-Gas law, PV = n...

Chapter 8: Medical Imaging Equipment 1. Which component of the x-ray tube produces the x-rays? A. Cathode B. Anode C. Glass envelope D. Collimator Answer: B Rationale: The anode (B) is the component of the x-ray tube where electrons from the cathode strike, producing x-rays through the process of bremsstrahlung and characteristic interactions. DIF: Knowledge TOP: X-ray Tube Components MSC: Radiographic Equipment 2. The primary function of the cathode in the x-ray tube is to: A. Pro...

The nurse is caring for a client with a severe nosebleed. The health care provider inserts a nasal sponge. What should the nurse teach the client about this intervention? A. The sponge creates a risk for viral sinusitis B. The sponge can stay in place for 3 to 4 days if needed C. The client should remain supine while the sponge is in place D. NSAIDs are contraindicated while the sponge is in place ANS: B _____________________________________________________________________________________...

Wilhelm Roentgen Ans- discovered the x-ray in 1895 he discovered x-rays while experimenting with a cathode ray tube ionization Ans- the production of ions (an atom that gains or loses an electron and becomes electrically unbalanced) ion pair Ans- when an electron is removed from an atom in the ionization process 1. the atom becomes the positive ion 2. the ejected electron becomes the negative ion ionizing radiation Ans- radiation that is capable of producing ions by removing or addin...

Elsevier Adaptive Quizzes A radiologic technologist is working on barium and iodine. Which term does the radiologic technologist use to refer to 134/56 Ba and 131/53 I ? a. Isobar b. Isomer c. Isotope d. Isotone - d. Isotone Isotones differ in their atomic numbers and mass numbers, but they have the same number of neutrons, that is, a constant for the quantity a (atomic number) - z (mass number) a-z. Types of ionizing radiation used in various techniques have different ranges of...

TEST BANK FOR HUMAN ANATOMY, 8TH EDITION FREDERIC H. MARTINI MICHAEL J. TIMMONS, ROBERT B. TALLITSCH. An Introduction to Anatomy 2. Foundations: The Cell 3. Foundations: Tissues and Early Embryology 4. The Integumentary System 5. The Skeletal System: Osseous Tissue and Skeletal Structure 6. The Skeletal System: Axial Division 7. The Skeletal System: Appendicular Division 8. The Skeletal System: Articulations 9. The Muscular System: Skeletal Muscle Tissue and Muscle Organization 10. The ...

RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING AND EXPOSURE 5TH EDITION FAUBERTEST BANK Chapter 01: Radiation and Its Discovery Fauber: Radiographic Imaging and Exposure, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE When were x-rays discovered? October 8, 1985 November 8, 1895 January 23, 1896 August 15, 1902 ANS: B X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen on November 8, 1895. REF: p.1 What type of tube was Roentgen working with in his lab when x-rays were discovered? Crookes tube Fluorescent tube High-vacuum tu...