Radt 1010 Final Exam Graded A

In addition to the traditional hospital setting for health care, it is quite common to offer medical imaging services in a wide variety of medical settings. These sites could include: 1. outpatient clinics. 2. freestanding imaging centers. 3. shoe stores in which pedal fluoroscopic imaging is available. 4. regional airports in which portable CT scanning is available for security screening. 5. physician offices and clinics. 6. urgent care centers. {Ans: 1, 2, 5, and 6 only}If a technologist stands 2 meters from an x-ray tube and receives an exposure rate of 4 mR/hr, the exposure rate would be _____ mR/hr if the person stands 4 meters from the x-ray tube. {Ans: 1}All of the following are true of the diagnostic procedure of mammography EXCEPT: {Ans: the procedures may be performed using a general radiographic machine.}The three cardinal rules in radiation protection are: {Ans: time, distance and shielding}Physicians can choose from several medical imaging modalities in order to determine their patient's condition. Among these are radiography, MRI, CT scanning, ultrasonography, and nuclear scanning, just to mention a few. Each specialty has its own _______ of information. {Ans: diagnostic yield}All of the following are true of CR