DANB RHS EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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1. (Ch.1) Radiation - A form of energy carried by waves or a stream of particles.
2. (Ch.1) X-radiation - A high energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam
of electrons with metal target in a x-ray tube.
3. (Ch.1) X- ray - A beam of energy that has the power to penetrate sub-
stances and record image shadows on receptors
ex: photographic film or digital sensors
4. (Ch.1) Radiology - The science or study of radiation as used in medicine.
5. (Ch.1) Radiograph - An image or picture produced on a receptor by exposure
to ionizing radiation; a two dimensional representation of a
three dimensional object.
6. (Ch.1) Receptor - Something that responds to a stimulus; a recording medium
ex: radiation-sensitive film, phosphor storage plate (PSP),
digital sensor
7. (Ch. 1) Dental radiograph - A photogenic image produced on a receptor by the passage
of x-rays through teeth and related structures.
8. (Ch.1) Radiography - The art and science of making radiographs by the exposure
of a receptor to x-rays.
9. (Ch.1) Dental radiographer - Any person who positions, exposes, and processes dental
x-ray image receptors.
10. (Ch.1) Image - A picture or likeness of an object.
11. (Ch.1) Image receptor - A recording medium; examples include x-ray film, phosphor
plate, or digital sensor.
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12. (Ch.1) Imaging, Dental (Dental - The creation of digital, print, or film representations of
Imaging) anatomic structures for the purpose of diagnosis.
13. (Ch.1) Wilhelm Conrad Roent- - A physicist who discovered X-rays on November 8, 1895
gen
14. (Ch.1) Heinrich Geissler - A glassblower who built the first vacuum tube in 1838.
15. (Ch.1) John Wilhelm Hittorf - A physicist who used the vacuum tube to study fluorescence.
16. (Ch.1) Fluorescence - The emission of a glowing light by certain substances when
struck by a particular wavelength
17. (Ch.1) Cathode Rays - A stream of high-speed electrons that originates from the
cathode in a X-ray tube.
18. (Ch.1) Vacuum Tube - A sealed glass tube from which most of the air has been
evacuated.
19. (Ch.1) William Crookes - An English chemist who redesigned the vacuum tube and
discovered that cathode rays were streams of charged parti-
cles in the late 1870's
20. (Ch.1) Otto Walkhoff - German dentist who introduced the first dental radiograph
in 1896.
21. (Ch.1) W.J. Morton - A New York physician that made the first radiograph in the
United States using a skull in 1896.
22. (Ch.1) C. Edmund Kells - A New Orleans dentist credited with the first practical use of
radiographs in dentistry in 1896.
- He exposed the first dental radiograph in the United States
using a living person.
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- Introduced the paralleling technique in 1896.
23. (Ch.1) William H. Rollins - A Boston dentist who developed the first dental x-ray unit in
1901.
24. (Ch.1) Frank Van Woert - A dentist from New York City, was the first to use film in
intraoral radiography.
25. (Ch.1) Howard Riley Raper - An Indiana university professor, established the first college
course in radiography for dental students.
- Introduced the first dental text in 1913.
- Redefined the original bisecting technique and introduced
the bite-wing technique in 1925.
26. (Ch.1) William D. Coolidge - An electrical engineer developed the first hot cathode X-ray
tube, a high vacuum tube that contained a tungsten filament.
27. (Ch.1) Weston A. Price - A dentist from Cleveland introduced the bisecting technique
in 1904
28. (Ch.1) Eastern Kodak Compa- - Manufactured the first prewrapped intraoral films and con-
ny sequently increased the acceptance and use of x-rays in den-
tistry in 1913.
29. (Ch.1) Victor X-ray Corp, Chica- - Manufactured the first x-ray dental machine in 1923.
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30. (Ch.1) F. G. Fitzgerald - The "father of modern dental radiography" introduced the
long-cone paralleling technique in 1947.
31. (Ch.1) General Electric - Introduced the first variable-kilovoltage dental x-ray machine
in 1957.
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ihs1n2
1. (Ch.1) Radiation - A form of energy carried by waves or a stream of particles.
2. (Ch.1) X-radiation - A high energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam
of electrons with metal target in a x-ray tube.
3. (Ch.1) X- ray - A beam of energy that has the power to penetrate sub-
stances and record image shadows on receptors
ex: photographic film or digital sensors
4. (Ch.1) Radiology - The science or study of radiation as used in medicine.
5. (Ch.1) Radiograph - An image or picture produced on a receptor by exposure
to ionizing radiation; a two dimensional representation of a
three dimensional object.
6. (Ch.1) Receptor - Something that responds to a stimulus; a recording medium
ex: radiation-sensitive film, phosphor storage plate (PSP),
digital sensor
7. (Ch. 1) Dental radiograph - A photogenic image produced on a receptor by the passage
of x-rays through teeth and related structures.
8. (Ch.1) Radiography - The art and science of making radiographs by the exposure
of a receptor to x-rays.
9. (Ch.1) Dental radiographer - Any person who positions, exposes, and processes dental
x-ray image receptors.
10. (Ch.1) Image - A picture or likeness of an object.
11. (Ch.1) Image receptor - A recording medium; examples include x-ray film, phosphor
plate, or digital sensor.
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12. (Ch.1) Imaging, Dental (Dental - The creation of digital, print, or film representations of
Imaging) anatomic structures for the purpose of diagnosis.
13. (Ch.1) Wilhelm Conrad Roent- - A physicist who discovered X-rays on November 8, 1895
gen
14. (Ch.1) Heinrich Geissler - A glassblower who built the first vacuum tube in 1838.
15. (Ch.1) John Wilhelm Hittorf - A physicist who used the vacuum tube to study fluorescence.
16. (Ch.1) Fluorescence - The emission of a glowing light by certain substances when
struck by a particular wavelength
17. (Ch.1) Cathode Rays - A stream of high-speed electrons that originates from the
cathode in a X-ray tube.
18. (Ch.1) Vacuum Tube - A sealed glass tube from which most of the air has been
evacuated.
19. (Ch.1) William Crookes - An English chemist who redesigned the vacuum tube and
discovered that cathode rays were streams of charged parti-
cles in the late 1870's
20. (Ch.1) Otto Walkhoff - German dentist who introduced the first dental radiograph
in 1896.
21. (Ch.1) W.J. Morton - A New York physician that made the first radiograph in the
United States using a skull in 1896.
22. (Ch.1) C. Edmund Kells - A New Orleans dentist credited with the first practical use of
radiographs in dentistry in 1896.
- He exposed the first dental radiograph in the United States
using a living person.
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- Introduced the paralleling technique in 1896.
23. (Ch.1) William H. Rollins - A Boston dentist who developed the first dental x-ray unit in
1901.
24. (Ch.1) Frank Van Woert - A dentist from New York City, was the first to use film in
intraoral radiography.
25. (Ch.1) Howard Riley Raper - An Indiana university professor, established the first college
course in radiography for dental students.
- Introduced the first dental text in 1913.
- Redefined the original bisecting technique and introduced
the bite-wing technique in 1925.
26. (Ch.1) William D. Coolidge - An electrical engineer developed the first hot cathode X-ray
tube, a high vacuum tube that contained a tungsten filament.
27. (Ch.1) Weston A. Price - A dentist from Cleveland introduced the bisecting technique
in 1904
28. (Ch.1) Eastern Kodak Compa- - Manufactured the first prewrapped intraoral films and con-
ny sequently increased the acceptance and use of x-rays in den-
tistry in 1913.
29. (Ch.1) Victor X-ray Corp, Chica- - Manufactured the first x-ray dental machine in 1923.
go
30. (Ch.1) F. G. Fitzgerald - The "father of modern dental radiography" introduced the
long-cone paralleling technique in 1947.
31. (Ch.1) General Electric - Introduced the first variable-kilovoltage dental x-ray machine
in 1957.
