As you prepare to study for your final examinations, one of your classmates asks to study with you because she has not been keeping up with the lectures, having missed a few classes over the past week. This person always seems unhappy and is never prepared for clinical experiences. She frequently complains about having to get up so early to get to class and that she is not sure she made the right choice in selecting radiologic technology. Studying with this classmate will

Professional certification of medical imaging practitioners, such as radiographers, is offered by the American

Many organizations are involved with medical imaging that make up this great profession. A common goal of all of these organizations is to

The national professional organization for radiologic technologists is the:

All of the following are true of computed radiography (CR) EXCEPT

The device that intercepts the exit radiation from a patient and creates the radiographic image is the

As you prepare for an important clinical examination on trauma radiography, a casual friend stops by unexpectedly to tell you she thinks she is about to lose her job. It’s clear she wants to talk to someone, and from your friend’s perspective, you appear to have some time to talk. How would you best handle this situation?

The x-radiation that is “left over” and exits the patient to strike the image receptor and create the image is known as _____ radiation.

The production of x-radiation that occurs in an x-ray tube requires the movement of negatively charged particles traveling from one side of the tube to the other. This movement of charges must occur in

The x-ray tube component that stops the stream of electrons and produces the x-ray beam is called the