Chapter 28 Radiology-Coding 4 – Flashcards
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What is the branch of medicine that uses radiant energy to diagnose and treat patients
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Radiology
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The CPT manual divides the Radiology section into subsections of Radiologic Guidance, Breast Mammography, Bone/joint studies, Diagnostice Radiology
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Diagnostic Ultrasound, Radiation Oncology
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What type of procedure is performed independently of, and is not immediately related to, other service
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Separate
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One Gray equals how many rads
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100
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The modifier used to indicate the professional component is
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26
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The two words that mean supervising the taking of the xrays and reading/reporting the results of the film are
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Surpervison and interpretation
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The name of the use of high frequency sound waves in an imaging process that is used to diagnose patient illness is
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Diagnostic Ultrasound
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The radiation oncology section of the CPT manual is divided into subsections based on the ________ of service provided to the patient
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type
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The scientific study of energy is
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physics
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The scientific calculation of the radiation emitted from various radioactive sources is
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dosimetry
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Radiation tx delivery codes are based on the tx area involved and further divided based on levels of what
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Energy
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MeV stands
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Megaelectron Volts
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Radiation tx management is reported in units of _________ fractions
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5
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Nuclear Medicine uses these to image organs for dx and tx
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Tracer
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MeV
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Is the standard measure of energy used in radiation Tx
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Tracer
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radiostopes that attach themselves to red blood cells
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Ultrasound
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High frequency sound waves in an imaging process used to dx pts
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Radiation Oncology includes
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normal follow up care during tx, 3 months global period following completion
