12 Questions
What is the ICRUM (International Commission on Radiological Units & Measurements) responsible for?
Selecting and defining radiation quantities and units
What is the unit used to express the quantity of radiation received by radiation workers?
Rem
Which type of radiation is used in diagnostic and therapeutic radiology?
Ionizing radiation
What is the unit of radiation exposure or intensity?
Roentgen
Which of the following is not a source of radiant energy in veterinary medicine?
Magnetic resonance imaging
What is the term used to describe an object that absorbs all of the radiation that intercepts it?
Opaque
What did Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discover in 1895?
A new type of radiation that could travel through walls
What is the branch of medical science that deals with the diagnostic and therapeutic application of radiant energy called?
Radiology
Which of the following is NOT included in the scope of radiology, according to the text?
Gamma rays
What is the term used for a person trained and engaged in the making of radiographs?
Radiographer
What is the definition of a radiograph, according to the text?
A photographic image produced by a beam of penetrating ionizing radiation
What term is used to describe the emission and propagation of energy through space or a material medium in the form of waves?
Radiation
Learn about the accidental discovery of X-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen in 1895 while working in his laboratory in Wurzburg, Germany. Explore how he observed the fluorescence of a coated plate and identified a new type of radiation that could penetrate walls, leading to the birth of radiology.
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