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Discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

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What is the ICRUM (International Commission on Radiological Units & Measurements) responsible for?

Regulating the use of ionizing radiation in medicine

Selecting and defining radiation quantities and units (correct)

Monitoring radiation exposure in the environment

Developing guidelines for radiation safety protocols

What is the unit used to express the quantity of radiation received by radiation workers?

Curie

Roentgen

Rad

Rem (correct)

Which type of radiation is used in diagnostic and therapeutic radiology?

Non-ionizing radiation

Particulate or corpuscular radiation

Ionizing radiation (correct)

Electromagnetic radiation

What is the unit of radiation exposure or intensity?

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Which of the following is not a source of radiant energy in veterinary medicine?

Magnetic resonance imaging Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe an object that absorbs all of the radiation that intercepts it?

Opaque Signup and view all the answers

What did Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discover in 1895?

A new type of radiation that could travel through walls Signup and view all the answers

What is the branch of medical science that deals with the diagnostic and therapeutic application of radiant energy called?

Radiology Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT included in the scope of radiology, according to the text?

Gamma rays Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used for a person trained and engaged in the making of radiographs?

Radiographer Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of a radiograph, according to the text?

A photographic image produced by a beam of penetrating ionizing radiation Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the emission and propagation of energy through space or a material medium in the form of waves?

Radiation Signup and view all the answers