Cypress College
What radiologic modality uses contrast media and sophisticated computer software to
visualize blood vessels (angiograms)? - CORRECT ANSWER-Cardiac Cath Lab
What modality combines the technology of both Nuclear Medicine and Computerized
Tomography to create cross-sectional (sliced) images of the anatomy? - CORRECT
ANSWER-PET Scans
What is the radiographic study of breast tissue called? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Mammogram (?)
What modality uses a sensitive scanner to dected radiation emitted from the patient's
body? - CORRECT ANSWER-PET Scan
What modality uses radiation levels which exceeds that of the diagnostic range? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Radiation Therapy
What imaging modality utilizes radiation to produce cross-sectional images (slices) of
the anatomy? - CORRECT ANSWER-CT Scans
What is another name for sonography? - CORRECT ANSWER-Ultrasound
What modality uses radio frequencies of magnetic domains to produce cross-sectional
(sliced) images? - CORRECT ANSWER-MRI
What was the name of the experimental tube used to study the behavior and conduction
of electrons? - CORRECT ANSWER-Crookes Tube
What material 'glows' when exposed to cathode rays? - CORRECT ANSWER-Barium
Platinocyanide
What year did Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discover x-rays? - CORRECT ANSWER-
November 8, 1895
What term is used to describe a medical specialty that employs radiation, radio
frequencies, and sound waves to diagnose and treat disease? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Diagnostic Imaging
Which term best describes a 'bundle' of energy? - CORRECT ANSWER-Photon