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Intro to Rad Tech: Ch 1 (editing in progress)
Preguntas del test (17)
1What is radiation?
- AEnergy that is transmitted by waves through space or matter
- BA type of electromagnetic wave that is only used for medical imaging
- CThe transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases)
- DThe process of heat being transferred from a hotter object to a colder object through direct contact
2What is energy?
- AThe capacity to operate or work
- BA tangible substance that can be seen, touched, and created
- CThe rate at which work is done
- DA force that pushes or pulls an object
3What is ionization?
- AAny process by which a neutral atom gains or loses an electron, thus acquiring a net charge
- BThe process by which an atom or molecule becomes more stable by losing or gaining protons
- CA process where an atom's electrons move to a higher energy level but remain within the atom's electron shells
- DThe process of a neutral molecule splitting into smaller, neutral molecules
4Ionization is harmless
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
5Sound is a form of mechanical energy
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
6Can diagnostic medical sonography be dangerous to humans?
- AYes, it uses sound waves, which are a form of ionizing radiation
- BNo, it uses sound waves, which are a form of ionizing radiation
- CYes, it uses sound waves, which are a form of nonionizing radiation
- DNo, it uses sound waves, which are a form of nonionizing radiation
7Nuclear energy is emitted by the neutrons of an atom
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
8The substances used in nuclear medicine technology release what type of radiation?
- AGamma radiation
- BBeta radiation
- CNonionizing radiation
- DAlpha radiation
- EMechanical radiation
9What's another name for an x-ray?
- ARoentgen rays
- BBertha rays
- CCrookes rays
- DCathode rays
10How are x-rays created?
- AThey're created when electrons moving at high speed are suddenly stopped
- BThey are created when high-energy electrons collide with the outer shell electrons of an atom
- CThey are emitted by radioactive materials as their unstable nuclei decay
- DThey are a form of light created when atoms and molecules are heated to extremely high temperatures
11Radiography only uses x-rays
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
12What are the types of ionizing radiation? (Check all that apply)
- AGamma rays
- BX-rays
- CRadio waves
- DMicrowaves
- EInfrared
- FCosmic Rays
- GUltraviolet
13MRI machines use nonionizing radiation, which can make them harmful
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
14Hippocrates created the Hippocratic Oath. He also...
- AWas considered the father of Western medicine
- BDiscovered x-rays
- CWas the most famous Italian physician of his time
- DCreated the Germ theory
15Who discovered x-rays?
- AWilhelm Conrad Roentgen
- BSir William Crookes
- CAnna Bertha Ludwig
- DHeinrich Hertz
16What year were x-rays discovered?
- A1895
- B1872
- C1901
- D1923
17The ARRT organization supports only the Radiography (R) credential. All other credentials need to come from another organization.
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
Información
- Descripción
- Intro to Radiologic & Imaging Sciences & Patient Care 8th Edition: Ch 1
- Autor
- Lyla Basa
- Idioma
- English
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