| Accreditation | Voluntary peer review process through which an agency grants recognition to an INSTITUTION for a program of study that meets specified criteria. |
| Certification | Voluntary process through which an agency grants recognition to an INDIVIDUAL on demosntration, usually by examination of specialized professional skills. |
| Essentials and guidelines | Document specifying the minimum quality standards for the accreditation of an educational program as approved by the appropriate joint review committee sponsors |
| Joint Review Committee JRC | Group of persons appointed by sponsoring organizations to oversee the accreditation process |
| Licensure | Process by which a governmental agency (usually a state) grants permission to individuals to practice their profession |
| Registry | List of individuals holding certification in a particular profession |
| Sponsoring Organization | Professional organization that appoints members to a joint review committing board |
| Standards | Document specifying the minimum requirements for accreditation of an educational program by a joint review committee |
| x-ray | Electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength that is produced when electrons moving at high velocity are suddenly stopped |
| Ionization | Any process by which a neutral atom gains or loses an electron, thus acquiring a net charge |
| Energy | Capacity to operate of work |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonography | Visualization of DEEP structures of the body by recording the reflections of pulses of ULTRASONIC waves directed into the tissue |
| Computed Tomography (CT) | Recording of a predetermined plane in the body using an x-ray beam that is measured, recorded, and then processed by a computer for display on a monitor |
| Cardiovascular Interventional Technology | Radiologic procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system |
| Radiography | Making of records (radiographs) of internal structures of the body by passing x-rays or gamma rays through the body to act on specially sensitizes fil or an imaging plate or system |
| Bone Densitometry | Measurement of bone density using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry to detect osteoporosis |
| Family Practice | Study of diseases in all ages |
| Geriatrics | Study of diseases of older adults |
| Internal Medicine | Study of diseases of the internal organs of the chest and abdomen |
| Obstetrics | Study of pregnancy and childbirth |
| Orthopedics | Study of diseases of muscles and bones |
| Surgery | Study of the use of operative procedures to treat diseases |
| Urology | Study of diseases of the urinary system |
| Radiologists Assistant RA | An advanced level radiographer who extends the capacity of the radiologist in the diagnostic imaging environment, thereby enhancing patient care |
| Radiology | Branch of the health sciences dealing with radioactive substances and radiant energy and with the diagnosis and treatment of disease by means of both ionizing (roentgen rays) and nonionizing (ultrasound) radiation. |
| Radiation therapy | Branch of radiology involved in the treatment of disease by means of x-rays or radioactive substances |
| Radiologist | Physician who specialized in the use of x-rays and other forms of both ionizing and nonionizing radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. |
| Radiologic Technologist RT | General term applied to an individual who performs radiography, radiation therapy, or nuclear medicine technology |
| Roentgen Ray | Synonym for x-ray |
| Radiation | Energy transmitted by waves through space or through a medium |
