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A physician fails to explain the risks and possible complications of an invasive procedure when he asks the patient to sign a consent form.  Which ethical principle has been breached?

What does the unit Roentgen (or Coulombs/Kg) measure?

Which of the following types of radiation is classified as electromagnetic?

The body position in the illustration above is:

“Rotation” of the arm toward the midline of the body from the anatomical position is termed:

Which of the following in not a legal right of a patient in the medical imaging department?

If a radiographer performed a lumbar spine examination on a patient who was supposed to have an elbow examination, which of the following charges may be brought against the radiographer?

The term that refers to parts nearer the point of attachment, or origin, is:

As a radiographer positions an elderly patient for an upright abdominal view, the patient is asked to stand up from the wheelchair. As he does so, the wheelchair moves out from under him and he falls to the floor, dislocating his shoulder. As the technologist attempts to break his fall, a co-worker notes that the wheel locks on the chair were left unlocked. In this situation:

Movement of a part away from the central axis of the body or body part is termed: