exam 1 study intro to RADR

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  1. accreditation

    determines the quality of educational institutions, their programs, and their courses

  2. licensure

    governmental agency grants permission to individuals to practice their profession texas medical board provides you your license

  3. certification

    A voluntary process through which an agency grants recognition to an individual by demonstration, usually by examination, of specialized professional skills RT, CT, MRI, S, ect

  4. whats the ARRT

    American Registry of Radiographic Technologists national credentialing organization for Registered Technologists in medical imaging

  5. The medical imaging specialty of _______ uses radiopharmaceuticals and gamma radiation in the production of medical images for patient diagnosis.

    Nuc Med

  6. ASRT does what

    its a society that looks out for RadTechs and develops clinical practice standards for radiography. These practice standards help define the role of the radiographer and establish criteria used to judge performance. offer Ce opportunities

  7. technologist vs technician

    technologists have more education and deal with higher level problems

  8. How are xrays created?

    making electrons move really fast and then they suddenly STOP

  9. When do you get to be on the RT registry?

    after passing the national board exam

  10. what does JRCeRT / JRRC do?

    accredits SCHOOLS VOLUNTARY

  11. what does TJC (The Joint Commission) do?

    accredits HOSPITALS VOLUNTARY

  12. what date were xrays discovered?

    Nov 8. 1895

  13. didactic vs clinicals

    didactic is learning in a CLASSROOM setting clinicals is learning in a hands on HOSPITAL setting

  14. how do we put contrast in the body?

    through a catheter

  15. who was the first to die to xrays?

    Clarence Dally (Thomas Edison's assistant)

  16. The federal agency that regulates the use of ionizing radiation including medical and nuclear applications is the

    Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

  17. what is radiation? what are gamma rays?

    energy that is transmitted through waves

  18. list non ionizing radiations

    microwaves soundwaves radiowaves

  19. list ionizing radiations

    gamma rays xrays