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Question 1
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What is radiation?
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Energy that is transmitted by waves through space or matter
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A type of electromagnetic wave that is only used for medical imaging
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The transfer of heat through the movement of fluids (liquids or gases)
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The process of heat being transferred from a hotter object to a colder object through direct contact
Question 2
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What is energy?
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The capacity to operate or work
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A tangible substance that can be seen, touched, and created
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The rate at which work is done
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A force that pushes or pulls an object
Question 3
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What is ionization?
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Any process by which a neutral atom gains or loses an electron, thus acquiring a net charge
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The process by which an atom or molecule becomes more stable by losing or gaining protons
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A process where an atom's electrons move to a higher energy level but remain within the atom's electron shells
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The process of a neutral molecule splitting into smaller, neutral molecules
Question 4
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Ionization is harmless
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- True
- False
Question 5
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Sound is a form of mechanical energy
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- True
- False
Question 6
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Can diagnostic medical sonography be dangerous to humans?
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Yes, it uses sound waves, which are a form of ionizing radiation
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No, it uses sound waves, which are a form of ionizing radiation
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Yes, it uses sound waves, which are a form of nonionizing radiation
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No, it uses sound waves, which are a form of nonionizing radiation
Question 7
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Nuclear energy is emitted by the neutrons of an atom
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- True
- False
Question 8
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The substances used in nuclear medicine technology release what type of radiation?
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Gamma radiation
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Beta radiation
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Nonionizing radiation
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Alpha radiation
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Mechanical radiation
Question 9
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What's another name for an x-ray?
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Roentgen rays
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Bertha rays
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Crookes rays
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Cathode rays
Question 10
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How are x-rays created?
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They're created when electrons moving at high speed are suddenly stopped
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They are created when high-energy electrons collide with the outer shell electrons of an atom
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They are emitted by radioactive materials as their unstable nuclei decay
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They are a form of light created when atoms and molecules are heated to extremely high temperatures
Question 11
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Radiography only uses x-rays
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- True
- False
Question 12
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What are the types of ionizing radiation? (Check all that apply)
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Gamma rays
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X-rays
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Radio waves
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Microwaves
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Infrared
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Cosmic Rays
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Ultraviolet
Question 13
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MRI machines use nonionizing radiation, which can make them harmful
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- True
- False
Question 14
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Hippocrates created the Hippocratic Oath. He also...
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Was considered the father of Western medicine
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Discovered x-rays
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Was the most famous Italian physician of his time
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Created the Germ theory
Question 15
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Who discovered x-rays?
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Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
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Sir William Crookes
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Anna Bertha Ludwig
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Heinrich Hertz
Question 16
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What year were x-rays discovered?
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1895
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1872
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1901
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1923
Question 17
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The ARRT organization supports only the Radiography (R) credential. All other credentials need to come from another organization.
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- True
- False
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