Radiography Guide

1. All energy’s travel at different velocity? True or False

2. If velocity decrease frequency should _______?

3. The lower the photon energy the ________ the photon wavelength?

4. Visible-light photons are more like (waves or particles)?

5.What are the three interactions between light and an absorbing matter?

6. Bone is more opaque than soft tissue? True or False

7.Gamma rays are produced inside the nucleus? True or False

8. __________ is the rate of rise in fall in a wavelength?

9. Frequency is measured in lamdba? True or False

10. Ultrasound is part of the electromagnetic spectrum. True or False

Answers: 1. False 2. Decrease 3. Longer  4. Waves  5. transparency, translucency, opacity 6. True 7. True 8. Frequency 9. True 10. False

Well I had to x-ray a really nasty foot today with one of the toe’s amputated. Feet are not my most favorite to x-ray, especially when they are sweaty and the patient is unable to move it.

 So I got to try the gas crystals we use to inflate the stomach during fluoro exams today. Actually they where not quite bad for being orange flavored. Also, last week I had a patient try to tickle me while we where moving her on the table for a supine abdomen. The best thing to do is just smile and laugh after the exam is completed.

Today in clinicals I got to participate in an UGI with air. An Upper GI is short for Upper Gastrointestinal which is a exam done in the Radiology Department for viewing of the distal esophagus, stomach and the duodenum. During this exam we give the patient two types of barium, a thick and a thin mixture to better coat the lining of the stomach. We also give the patient gas crystals to better inflate the stomach. As a result of this procedure their was only a small amount of esophageal reflux shown.

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