National Radiographers and Radiation Therapists' Week 2025 Australia

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Across
  1. 4. Imaging modality used to image breast tissue
  2. 6. Largest bone in the human body
  3. 7. Imaging technique that uses X-rays to produce real-time images of internal body structures
  4. 9. As low as reasonable achievable (Abbr.)Radiation principle used to minimise radiation exposure
  5. 10. Smallest bone in the human body
  6. 11. Garments that protect wearers from radiation
  7. 13. Use of radiation to safely treat and manage cancer with the aims of eradicating cancer cells
  8. 14. Main ingredient of contrast used for CTs
  9. 17. High energy electromagnetic energy used for medical imaging
  10. 18. Medical imaging technique that combines Positron Emission Tomography with Computed Tomography to provide functional and structural information about the body
  11. 19. Imaging modality that uses sound waves
  12. 20. German physicist who discovered X-rays
  13. 22. Common radioisotope used in nuclear medicine
  14. 23. Imaging modality that uses magnetic fields
  15. 24. The view when an image is taken from the side
  16. 26. Imaging modality that uses live X-rays and X-ray dye to visualise blood vessels, i.e. arteries and veins
  17. 27. Upright low-dose X-ray imaging of the spine and legs
Down
  1. 1. Health professionals who use medical imaging to diagnose injuries or illness
  2. 2. Kilovoltage peak (abbr.) Maximum voltage applied across the X-ray tube
  3. 3. Bone mineral density (Abbr.) Also known as DEXA. Measures bone density
  4. 5. The view when the x-ray beam passes from the front to the back
  5. 7. A break in a bone
  6. 8. milliampere-seconds (abbr.)Total quantity of X-rays produced during an exposure
  7. 12. Liquid which can be taken orally or injected intravenously to highlight internal structures
  8. 15. Imaging specialty that uses radiopharmaceuticals to diagnose and treat disease
  9. 16. Cloud storage for medical images
  10. 20. A specialist doctor who reads medical imaging and provides diagnoses
  11. 21. Imaging modality that uses X-ray to make detailed cross-sectional images of the body
  12. 25. Dense, white, chalky powder which can be visualised under fluoroscopy to visualise the gastrointestinal tract