Special Applications of Nuclear and Wave Phenomena

Question 1

Which imaging technique uses radiation that is emitted from the material being imaged?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

MRI

Question 2

Which imaging technique uses X-rays to make cross-sectional images of the body?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

CT scan

Question 3

Which lists imaging techniques that use wave behaviors in order of resolution from the best resolution to the worst?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

MRI, CT scan, X-ray imaging

Question 4

Which imaging techniques capture real-time images?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

sonography and fluoroscopy

Question 5

A doctor thinks a patient has an intussusception, in which a part of the intestine slides inside itself like the parts of a collapsible telescope. Which imaging technique is the doctor most likely to use? Explain.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Sonography is most likely because it has good resolution without radiation.

Question 6

Which lists imaging techniques that use wave behaviors in order of increased risk of cancer from least risk to greatest?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

sonography, X-ray radiography, CT scan

Question 7

Which imaging technique uses sound waves rather than electromagnetic waves?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

sonography

Question 8

How do radiography and fluoroscopy compare?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Each technique uses electromagnetic waves.

Question 9

The use of radioisotope imaging is best suited for which procedure?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

to monitor the function of an enzyme in the cells of the pancreas

Question 10

What is the relationship between radiopharmaceuticals, tracers, and radionuclides?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A radionuclide is part of a radiopharmaceutical, which functions as a tracer.

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