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QuizMultiple Choice

Special Applications of Nuclear and Wave Phenomena

Question 6 • FL-2003310-Physical Science - Teacher Directed Resource

Which lists imaging techniques that use wave behaviors in order of increased risk of cancer from least risk to greatest?

Answer
A
sonography, X-ray radiography, CT scan
B
CT scan, X-ray radiography, sonography
C
sonography, CT scan, X-ray radiography
D
X-ray radiography, sonography, CT scan

Explanation

Sonography uses sound waves, not ionizing radiation, so it has the least cancer risk of these techniques. X-ray radiography uses ionizing X-rays, and CT scans use X-rays to create many images, typically involving a greater radiation dose. Thus the order from least risk to greatest is sonography, X-ray radiography, CT scan: choice A.

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