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Card 6

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Give two medical uses of ultrasound.

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Card 7

Front

Jamie hasan X-ray taken to see if he has broken his arm. Explain why X-rays are not very useful for looking at soft tissue injuries.

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Card 8

Front

X-ray images can be formed using a charged-coupled device (CCD). Explain how a CCD forms an image.

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Card 9

Front

Suggest one reason why CCDs are increasingly being used in medical imaging.

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Card 10

Front

Give two ways in which radiographers can minimise their exposure to X-rays.

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Card 11

Front

Ultrasound is used to produce an image of a fetus in pre-natal scans. Give one advantage and one disadvantage of using ultrasound for pre-natal scans.

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Card 12

Front

Explain why X-rays would not be used for prenatal scans.

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Card 13

Front

CT scans are typically used to diagnose head injuries. Explain why CT scans are particularly suited to medical imaging of the head.

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Card 14

Front

Explain why doctors should avoid peforming multiple CT scans on a patient.

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