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How does medical radiation utilize energy?

Uses energy to take img of human body

Radiation def? Energy def?

Rad: Energy in waves

Energy: Ability to do work

Energies (radiation in this case ig) are used at safe levels for?

Diagnostic & therapeutic purposes

Why should RT's be cautious using radiation energy? What can it cause?

Radiation energy can cause biochem changes and IONIZATION (rad) in HUMAN TISSUE

RAD BADDDDD

EM SPECTRUM:

Which energy is NONionizing?

Radio, sound, electrical, heat, magnetic

EM SPECTRUM:

Ionizing energies?

Electromagnetic (EM), X-ray (us hehe), Nuclear

Radio waves are nonion and ____

electromagnetic

Sound is m____ energy and what is a modality with sound waves?

Sounds = MECHANICAL

Sound modality: Sonography (ultrasound)

Examples of Electrical energy in medical practices?

ECG ❤️ & EEG 🧠

Electrocardiography & Electroencephalography

How can heat (thermal energy) be used in medical practices?

Thermography: pt natural body heat = img

- Demonstrates blood flow

Magnetic energy in medical field:

MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imging

Nuclear energy is ionizing. What is it emitted by? What type of radiation does it produce?

Nuclear energy is emitted by the NUCLEUS

💣 nukes everywhere sry

GAMMA radiation is produced by nuclear

- EM energy, IONIZES ATOMS

Different Radiology names

Radiology, X-ray, Med imging, Diag Services, Imging Services, Imging

HISTORY YAYYYY:

Hippocrates?

Papa of West Med

HIPPOCRATIC OATH

- hippa = mind ur BUSINESS

HISTORY YAYYYY:

Who discovered X-rays? When?

Wilhelm C. RÖNTGEN

Nov 8, 1895 (on a FRIDAY for some reason)

HISTORY YAYYYY:

What was the first X-ray img?

Röntgen's wife's hand

She actually died from exposure btw

Honestly, the abbreviations of the RT

- ARRT has how many credentials?

15 credentials, do ur best w/ the rest SORRY

CV & CI: What do they do?

Cardiovascular Intervential Radiography & Cardiac Intervential Radiography

Balloon cath used for?

CV & CI: Visualize BV's & Heart using cath w/ CONTRAST to visualize

Balloon tipped cath: Treats atherosclerosis

Radiopharmaceuticals in nuke med, how are they used?

Pt is given RadPharma through IV or drank

- Initiates gamma radiation for img

In sonography, what is the wand called and its purpose?

Transducer: Records reflected sound waves from body to produce live img

PET?

Positron Emission Tomography

Creation of SECTIONAL imgs that show physiological fxn of organs & systems