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Prepare for your Dental Radiography: Principles and Techniques, 6th Edition by Joen Iannucci and Laura Jansen Howerton course with this comprehensive test bank designed for 2027 exam preparation. This resource helps dental students review essential radiography concepts, practice exam-style questions, and strengthen their understanding of diagnostic imaging techniques. The material covers key topics including radiation physics, radiation biology and safety, radiographic equipment, image receptors, digital imaging, intraoral and extraoral radiography, radiographic techniques, image processing, anatomical landmarks, image evaluation, and common radiographic errors.

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TEST BANK : TITLE OF TEXTBOOK: DENTAL
RADIOGRAPHY, PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES,
JOEN IANNUCCI & LAURA JANSEN HOWERTON, 6TH
EDITION

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Chapter 01: Radiation History



MULTIPLE CHOICE

̣
1. Radiation is defined as
a. a form
̣ of ̣ energy carried by waves or streams of ̣ particles.
b. a beam of ̣ energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image
shadows on a receptor.
c. a high-energy radiation produced by the collision of ̣ a beam of ̣ electrons with a
metal target in an x-ray tube.
d. a branch of ̣ medicine that deals with the use of ̣ x-rays.
ANS: A
Radiation is a form
̣ of ̣ energy carried by waves or streams of ̣ particles. An x-ray is a beam of ̣
energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image shadows on a receptor. X-
radiation is a high-energy radiation produced by the collision of ̣ a beam of ̣ electrons with a
metal target in an x-ray tube. Radiology is a branch of ̣ medicine that deals with the use of ̣ x-
rays.

DIF: Recall REF: Page 2 OBJ: 1
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of ̣x-radiation
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.1 Principles of ̣radiophysics
and radiobiology

̣
2. A radiograph is defined as
a. a beam of ̣ energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image
shadows on a receptor.
b. a picture on film
̣ produced by the passage of ̣ x-rays through an object or body. c. the
art and science of ̣ making radiographs by the exposure of ̣ an image receptor to x-
rays.
d. a form
̣ of ̣ energy carried by waves or a stream of ̣ particles.
ANS: B
An x-ray is a beam of ̣ energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image
shadows on a receptor. A radiograph is a picture on film ̣ produced by the passage of ̣ x-rays
through an object or body. Radiography is the art and science of ̣ making dental images by the
exposure of ̣ a receptor to x-rays. Radiation is a form
̣ of ̣ energy carried by waves or streams of ̣
particles.

DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 2 OBJ: 1
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of ̣x-radiation
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.1 Principles of ̣radiophysics
and radiobiology

3. Your patient asked you why dental images are important. Which of ̣ the following
̣ is the
correct response?
a. An oral examination with dental images limits the practitioner to what is seen
clinically.
b. All dental diseases and conditions produce clinical signs and symptoms.

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c. Dental images are not a necessary component of ̣ comprehensive patient care.
d. Many dental diseases are typically discovered only through the use of ̣ dental
images.
ANS: D
An oral examination without dental images limits the practitioner to what is seen clinically.
Many dental diseases and conditions produce no clinical signs and symptoms. Dental images
are a necessary component of ̣ comprehensive patient care. Many dental diseases are typically
discovered only through the use of ̣ dental images.

DIF: Application REF: Page 2 OBJ: 2
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of ̣x-radiation
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General

4. The x-ray was discovered by
a. Heinrich Geissler
b. Wilhelm Roentgen
c. Johann Hittorf ̣
d. William Crookes
ANS: B
Heinrich Geissler built the first
̣ vacuum tube in 1838. Wilhelm Roentgen discovered the x-
ray on November 8, 1895. Johann Hittorf ̣ observed in 1870 that discharges emitted from ̣ the
negative electrode of ̣ a vacuum tube traveled in straight lines, produced heat, and resulted in a
greenish fluorescence.
̣ William Crookes discovered in the late 1870s that cathode rays were
streams of ̣ charged particles.

DIF: Recall REF: Page 2 OBJ: 4
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of ̣x-radiation
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General

5. Who exposed the first
̣ dental radiograph in the United States using a live person?
a. Otto Walkoff̣ ̣
b. Wilhelm Roentgen
c. Edmund Kells
d. Weston Price
ANS: C
Otto Walkoff̣ ̣ was a German dentist who made the first
̣ dental radiograph. Wilhelm Roentgen
was a Bavarian physicist who discovered the x-ray. Edmund Kells exposed the first ̣ dental
radiograph in the United States using a live person. Price introduced the bisecting technique
in 1904.

DIF: Recall REF: Page 4 OBJ: 5
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of ̣x-radiation
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General

6. Current fast
̣ radiographic film
̣ requires % less exposure time than the initial exposure
times used in 1920.
a. 33
b. 98
c. 73

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d. 2
ANS: D
Current fast
̣ radiographic film
̣ requires 98% less exposure time than the initial exposure times
used in 1920.

DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 5 OBJ: 6
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of ̣x-radiation
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General

̣ the paralleling technique with the introduction of ̣ the long-cone technique?
7. Who modified
a. C. Edmund Kells
b. Franklin W. McCormack
c. F. Gordon Fitzgerald
d. Howard Riley Raper
ANS: C
C. Edmund Kells introduced the paralleling technique in 1896. Franklin W. McCormack
reintroduced the paralleling technique in 1920. F. Gordon Fitzgerald modified ̣ the paralleling
technique with the introduction of ̣ the long-cone technique. This is the technique currently
used. Howard Riley Raper modified ̣ the bisecting technique and introduced the bite-wing
technique in 1925.

DIF: Recall REF: Page 4 OBJ: 7
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of ̣x-radiation
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General

8. Which of ̣ the following
̣ is an advantage of ̣ digital imaging?
a. Increased patient radiation exposure
b. Increased patient comfort ̣
c. Increased speed foṛ viewing images
d. Increased chemical usage
ANS: C
Patient exposure is reduced with digital imaging. Digital sensors are more sensitive to x-rays
than film.
̣ ̣ The image
Digital sensors are rigid and bulky, causing decreased patient comfort.
from
̣ digital sensors is uploaded directly to the computer and monitor without the need for
̣
chemical processing. This allows for ̣ immediate interpretation and evaluation. The image from
̣
digital sensors is uploaded directly to the computer and monitor without the need for
̣ chemical
processing.

DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 6 OBJ: 7
TOP: CDA, RHS, I.B.2. Demonstrate basic knowledge of ̣digital radiography
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General

9. Which discovery was the precursor to the discovery of ̣ x-rays?
a. Beta particles
b. Alpha particles
c. Cathode rays
d. Radioactive materials
ANS: C

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