Deck 20: Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Question 1

Treatment of disease using x-rays,radium,and other radioactive substances is:

A)brachytherapy
B)cinematoradiography
C)tomography
D)radiotherapy

Answer 1

radiotherapy

Question 2

A vena cava filter is used to:

A)filter carbon dioxide from blood
B)prevent blood clots from reaching the heart
C)prevent phlebitis
D)filter platelets from the blood

Answer 2

prevent blood clots from reaching the heart

Question 3

The process of cutting across and producing images of single tissue planes is:

A)thermography
B)tomography
C)sonography
D)mammography

Answer 3

tomography

Question 4

A physician who specializes in radiology is called a:

A)radiologist
B)oncologist
C)dosimetrist
D)physicist

Question 5

In the term radiography,the suffix -graphy means

A)record
B)recording
C)instrument
D)to view

Question 6

An x-ray record of the gallbladder is called:

A)cholecystography
B)cholecystectomy
C)cholangiogram
D)cholecystogram

Question 7

Treatment by introducing ions into the body is called:

A)ionometer
B)ionization
C)ionotherapy
D)iontherapy

Question 8

The process of using ultrasound as a diagnostic tool is:

A)fluoroscopy
B)cineradiography
C)echography
D)radiography

Question 9

All of the following are characteristics of x-rays except:

A)invisible form of radiant energy
B)long wave lengths
C)cause ionization
D)cause fluorescence

Question 10

All of the following are safety precautions designed to prevent unnecessary exposure to x-rays except:

A)wearing a film badge
B)using protective clothing
C)standing behind an unleaded screen
D)using a gonad shield

Question 11

One who is skilled in making x-rays is called a:

A)radiograph
B)radiographer
C)radiology
D)radiopaque

Question 12

Cineradiography is what kind of procedure?

A)a series of cross-section x-rays
B)images made with nuclear material
C)a motion picture record of successive x-rays
D)a single detailed x-ray recording

Question 13

Which is the misspelled term?

A)sialography
B)myelogram
C)venography
D)milicurie

Question 14

A unit of radioactivity is known as:

A)ampere
B)gamma ray
C)curie
D)ion

Question 15

The property of permitting the passage of radiant energy is:

A)radiopaque
B)radioactive
C)radiolucent
D)radioscopy

Question 16

All of the following are dangers of prolonged exposure to x-rays except:

A)depresses the heart rate
B)depresses the hematopoietic system
C)damage to the gonads
D)may cause leukemia

Question 17

In the term cinematoradiography,the combining form cinemat/o means

A)distant
B)sound
C)motion
D)light

Question 18

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

A)mammography
B)mammogram
C)mastography
D)mastogram

Question 19

The process of making an x-ray record of blood vessels is:

A)angiogram
B)angiocardiogram
C)aortogram
D)angiography

Question 20

A record produced by ultrasonography is called:

A)thermogram
B)mammogram
C)angiogram
D)sonogram

Question 21

An x-ray record of blood vessels is called:

A)thermogram
B)mammogram
C)angiogram
D)sonogram

Question 22

A device that is used to monitor radiation exposure is:

A)a lead barrier
B)protective clothing
C)a film badge
D)all of the above

Question 23

In the term tomography,the combining form tom/o means

A)to remove
B)to record
C)to cut
D)to fuse

Question 24

In the term angiocardiogram,the suffix -gram means

A)recording
B)a record
C)instrument
D)to view

Question 25

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

A)cobalt-60
B)ion
C)curie
D)roentgen

Question 26

The property of obstructing the passage of radiant energy is:

A)radiopaque
B)radioactive
C)radiolucent
D)radionucleid

Question 27

An x-ray of the bile ducts with the use of a contrast medium is a:

A)cholecystogram
B)cystogram
C)cholangiogram
D)cholecystoscopy

Question 28

A light-proof case or holder for x-ray film is called:

A)cassette
B)cathode
C)contrast medium
D)beam

Question 29

In the ________ position,the patient is placed lying face down with the head turned to one side.

A)supine
B)prone
C)oblique
D)lateral

Question 30

The process of making an x-ray record of veins is called:

A)cholecystography
B)tomography
C)cholangiogram
D)venography

Question 31

A radiopaque compound used as contrast for GI x-ray exams is:

A)radium
B)barium
C)lead
D)fluorescence

Question 32

Which term is spelled wrong?

A)sialography
B)myelogram
C)venography
D)physicst

Question 33

An x-ray record of the kidney and renal pelvis using a dye is called:

A)intravenous pyelogram
B)intervenous pyelogram
C)intravenous pyelography
D)KUB

Question 34

A procedure that reinforces a ruptured or ballooning section of an artery is:

A)balloon angioplasty
B)thrombolysis
C)needle biopsy
D)stent-graft

Question 35

With a fluoroscope,a physician can:

A)remove a tumor
B)see organs in motion
C)be exposed to less radiation than a single x-ray
D)see where radioisotopes are absorbed

Question 36

If an x-ray is passing through the body from the front to the back in reaching the film,it is called the ________ position.

A)lateral
B)anteroposterior
C)oblique
D)posteroanterior

Question 37

A metal chair cannot be located in the room where ________ is done.

A)CAT
B)CT
C)MRI
D)PET

Question 38

The process whereby radiant energy is propagated through space or matter is called:

A)ionometer
B)ionotherapy
C)radiation
D)iontherapy

Question 39

In the ________ position,the x-ray beam passes from one side of the patient's body to the op-posite side to reach the film.

A)lateral
B)supine
C)prone
D)oblique

Question 40

An x-ray record of the spinal cord using a contrast medium is:

A)photofluorogram
B)arteriogram
C)myelogram
D)lymphangiogram

Question 41

The correct spelling for the process of using ultrasound to study intracranial structures of the brain is:

A)ekoencephalagraphy
B)echencefalagraphy
C)echoencephalagraphy
D)echoencephalography

Question 42

The ________ scanner combines tomography with a microprocessor.

A)MRI
B)BE
C)CT
D)PET

Question 43

An exam used to determine cardiac or uterine blood flow is:

A)Doppler ultrasonography
B)CT
C)MRI
D)PET

Question 44

An instrument used to record an electrical wave visually on a fluorescent screen is a/n:

A)radioscope
B)microscope
C)oscilloscope
D)endoscope

Question 45

What is an x-ray of air passageways using a contrast medium?

A)cholangiogram
B)arthrography
C)photofluorogram
D)bronchogram

Question 46

The process of breaking up molecules into their component parts is:

A)ionometer
B)ionotherapy
C)ionization
D)iontoradiometer

Question 47

The combining forms in angiocardiogram mean:

A)heart
B)record
C)vessel
D)both A and C

Question 48

Treating disease with ionizing radiation is called:

A)radiotherapy
B)cobalt treatment
C)radiation therapy
D)all of the above

Question 49

The diagnostic procedure that involves the development of biologic images based on the detection of radiation from the emission of positrons is:

A)CT
B)MRI
C)NM
D)PET

Question 50

The radioactive chemical given to a patient for a PET scan is called:

A)contrast medium
B)ion
C)tracer
D)curie

Question 51

The process of tracing a radioactive isotope is called:

A)tracking
B)merging
C)tagging
D)ionizing

Question 52

A hysterosalpingogram is an x-ray record of the:

A)cervix and uterus
B)vagina and uterus
C)vagina and cervix
D)uterus and fallopian tubes

Question 53

An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation used by x-rays is:

A)radioactive isotope
B)ionometer
C)iontoradiometer
D)thermometer

Question 54

The process of making an x-ray record is:

A)radiography
B)radiology
C)radiograph
D)radioscopy

Question 55

Which term is spelled correctly?

A)cathod
B)scintigraphy
C)flourescence
D)isotope

Question 56

Write the correct abbreviation for barium enema:

Question 57

The term rad stands for:

A)radial analog dial
B)radiation absorbed dose
C)radiation accrued dose
D)radial accepted dose

Question 58

This procedure can be used to open blocked or narrowed blood vessels.

A)angiography
B)embolization
C)TIPS
D)balloon angioplasty

Question 59

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

A)R
B)Ba
C)Ra
D)Pb

Question 60

Radiodermatitis:

A)is inflammation of the skin caused by exposure to x-rays.
B)occurs during MRI
C)is an allergy to the lead shield
D)is recorded on the film badge

Question 61

Write the correct abbreviation for positron emission tomography:

Question 62

Write the correct abbreviation for magnetic resonance imaging:

Question 63

Write the correct abbreviation for posteroanterior:

Question 64

Write the correct meaning for AP:

Question 65

Write the correct abbreviation for orally,by mouth:

Question 66

The process resulting in the gain or loss of one or more electrons in neutral atoms is called ________.

Question 67

A ________ is the process of projecting x-ray images in a movie like sequence onto a screen monitor.

Question 68

Write the correct abbreviation for radium:

Question 69

Write the correct abbreviation for radiation absorbed dose:

Question 70

Write the correct meaning for BE:

Question 71

Write the correct meaning for lat:

Question 72

Write the correct abbreviation for computerized axial tomography:

Question 73

Write the correct meaning for PET:

Question 74

Write the correct meaning for PA:

Question 75

Write the correct meaning for CT:

Question 76

Write the correct meaning for Ba:

Question 77

Write the correct abbreviation for computed tomography:

Question 78

Write the correct abbreviation for millicurie:

Question 79

Write the correct meaning for MRI:

Question 80

Write the correct meaning for R: