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Flashcards by RadTech Fairy, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by RadTech Fairy
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| Question | Answer |
| BUCKY TRAY Named after Gustave Bucky Holds the Image Receptor in place | |
| IR | IMAGE RECPTOR receives the radiation leaving the patient, similar to a memory card in a camera |
| ID FOGGING means of putting identifying information on the film or image | |
| MARKERS lead markers that identify positioning radiation cannot penetrate lead | |
| GRID a device consisting of lead strips that is placed between the patient and the IR for the purpose of reducing the amount of scatter radiation reaching the receptor | |
| RADIOLUCENT allows the passage of radiation RADIOPAQUE prevents the passage of radiaiton | |
| COLLIMATION means of reducing the exposure field to reduce radiation to the patient and increasing detail on the image | |
| CR | CENTRAL RAY location of the central ray |
| WALL BUCKY | |
| TABLE BUCKY | |
| SID (Source Image Receptor Distance) the distance between the light source and the IR | |
| OID (Object Image Receptor Distance) the distance between the patient and the IR | |
| AEC | AEC (Automatic Exposure Control) made of photocells that contain radiation sensing cells |
| Willhelm Roentgen discovered X-Ray 1895 | |
| Who was Charles Dally? | Thomas Edison's assistant first Radiation exposure fatality 1904 |
| ALARA | As Low As Reasonably Achievable |
| PAT | Pre-Admission Testing |
| OP | Out Patient |
| IP | In Patient |
| Pt. | Patient |
| LMP | Last Menstrual Period |
| TBA | To Be Admitted |
| Pre Op | Preoperative |
| ER | Emergency Room |
| OR | Operating Room |
| OB | Obstetrics |
| Surg. | Surgery |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| Lab. | Laboratory |
| CT | Computed Tomography |
| US | Ultrasound |
| NM | Nuclear Medicine |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| BE | Barium Enema |
| IVP | Intravenous Pyelogram |
| UGI | Upper Gastrointestinal |
| GB | Gallbladder |
| Abd. | Abdomen |
| KUB | Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder |
| AC BE | Air Contrast Barium Enema |
| Port. | Portable |
| CXR | Chest X-Ray |
| MVA | Motor Vehicle Accident |
| CVA | Cerebrovascular Accident |
| SOB | Shortness of Breath |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| O2 | Oxygen |
| MI | Myocardial Infarction |
| N/V | Nausea/Vomitting |
| NKA | No Known Allergies |
| c/o | Complaint Of |
| r/o | Rule Out |
| NG | Nasogastric |
| Fx | Fracture |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
| CHF | Congestive Heart Failure |
| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
| DNR | Do Not Resuscitate |
| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack |
| URI | Upper Respiratory Infection |
| Hx | History of |
| IM | Intramuscular |
| IV | Intravenous |
| GFR | Glomerular Filtration Rate |
| STAT | immediately |
| NPO | Nothing By Mouth |
| Creat. | Creatinine |
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