GROSS ANATOMY
RADIOLOGY
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Question
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The correct statement about Radiology is:
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Radiology is a branch of medicine that is used only for diagnostic purposes
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Wilheim Conrad Roentgen in 1895 in Germany discovered “a new kind of light” called
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Radiology is a branch of medicine that uses ionizing or non-ionizing rays
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Radiology is a branch of medicine that only uses X-rays as its medium
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The X-rays used do not cause biological effects from the radiation generated
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Computed tomography (CT), fluoroscopy, and radiography ("conventional X-ray” including mammography) all use ionizing radiation to generate images of the body.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ionising radiation is used in medicine in 3 ways: diagnostic radiology, which uses x-ray machines to obtain images of the inside of the patient’s body. nuclear medicine, which uses radioactive substances introduced into the patient for diagnosis or treatment.
Detailed explanation-3: -Radiography is an imaging technique using X-rays, gamma rays, or similar ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation to view the internal form of an object.
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