Across
- 3. medicine, the introduction of radioactive substances into the body
- 8. energy transmitted by waves through space or through a medium
- 12. technologist, term applied to an individual who performs radiography
- 13. emission tomography, the creation of sectional images of the body that demonstrate system functions
- 16. physician who specializes in the use of X-rays
- 17. assistant, advanced level radiographer
- 18. making of records of internal structures of the body
- 19. electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength that is produced when electrons moving at high velocity are suddenly stopped
Down
- 1. densitometry, measurement of bone density to detect osteoporosis
- 2. therapy, branch of radiology involved in the treatment of of diseases by X-rays or radioactive substances
- 4. tomography, recording using an X-ray beam that is processed by a computer
- 5. radiologic procedures for the diseases of the cardiovascular system
- 6. process of using a magnetic field
- 7. radiography of the breast
- 9. process by which a neutral atom gains or loses an electron
- 10. medical sonography, visualization of deep structures of the body
- 11. capacity to operate of work
- 14. Ray, synonym for X-ray
- 15. deals with radioactive substances and radiant energy