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- 3. Interventional Technology CVIT, Radiologic procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system
- 5. Therapy, Branch of radiology involved in the treatment of disease by means of x-rays or radioactive substances
- 6. Physician who specializes in the use of x-rays and other forms of both ionizing and nonionizing radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
- 7. Electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength that is produced when electrons moving at high velocity are suddenly stopped
- 10. Branch of the health sciences dealing with radioactive substances and radiant energy and with the diagnosis and treatment of disease by means of both ionizing e.g. roentgen rays and non ionizing e.e. ultrasound radiation
- 11. Assistant RA, An advanced level radiographer who extends the capacity of the radiologist in the diagnostic imaging environment, thereby enhancing patient care
- 12. Ray, Synonym for x-ray
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- 1. Technologist RT, General term applied to an individual who performs radiography, radiation therapy, or nuclear medicine technology
- 2. energy transmitted by waves through space or through a medium
- 4. Tomography CT, Recording of a predetermined plane in the body using an x-ray beam that is measured, recorded, and then processed by a computer for display on a monitor
- 5. Making of records radiographs of internal structures of the body by passing x-rays or gamma rays through the body to act on specially sensitized film or an imaging plate or system
- 8. Medical Sonography, Visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections of pulses of ultrasonic waves directed into the tissues
- 9. Densitometry BD, Measurement of bone density using dual-energy x-ray aborptiometry DEXA or DXA to detect osteoporosis