Medical Applications of Physics

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  • Created on: 21-05-13 19:34
X-rays pass through...
healthy tissue
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X-rays are absorbed by...
bones and metal
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What does CCD stand for?
charged coupled devices
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What are CCDs made of?
silicon chips
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What does CT stand for?
computerized axial tomography
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What type of images do CT scans form?
three dimensional
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X-rays are ______ so can be caused to treat cancer
ionising
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Radiographers stand behind a ____ screen to minimise radiation dose
lead
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Ultrasound waves get _____ ______ at a boundary between media
partially reflected
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You can use _______ traces to find boundaries
oscilloscope
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One use of ultrasound
Scan of a fetus
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Ultrasound waves are..
non ionising
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Ultrasound images are typically...
blurry
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Refraction is when waves change ______ as they enter a denser medium
direction
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The ratio of speed to light in a medium is its ________ _____
refractive index
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Two main types of lens...
Converging and diverging
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A converging lens is a...
convex
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A diverging lens is a...
concave
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A diverging lens forms a ______ image
virtual
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The more powerful the lens, the ______ the focal length
shorter
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The _______ does most of the eye's focusing
cornea
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What is the coloured part of the eye?
iris
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The hole in the middle of the iris
pupil
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The lens is connected to the...
ciliary muscles
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What are CCDs made of?

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What does CT stand for?

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