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Test Bank for Dental Radiography: Principles and Techniques 7th Edition by Joen Iannucci & Laura Jansen Howerton | Chapters 1–35 Complete | NBDHE Exam Prep Prepare for dental radiography coursework and NBDHE preparation with a comprehensive study resource based on Dental Radiography: Principles and Techniques, 7th Edition by Joen Iannucci and Laura Jansen Howerton. Coverage spans Chapters 1–35 and includes radiation physics, x-ray production, image receptors, exposure factors, radiographic techniques, intraoral and extraoral imaging, digital radiography, image processing, radiation biology, patient protection, infection control, quality assurance, radiographic errors, and interpretation fundamentals. Practice questions with detailed explanations support knowledge reinforcement, self-assessment, and preparation for dental radiography examinations. Prepare for dental radiography coursework and NBDHE preparation with a comprehensive study resource based on Dental Radiography: Principles and Techniques, 7th Edition by Joen Iannucci and Laura Jansen Howerton. Coverage spans Chapters 1–35 and includes radiation physics, x-ray production, image receptors, exposure factors, radiographic techniques, intraoral and extraoral imaging, digital radiography, image processing, radiation biology, patient protection, infection control, quality assurance, radiographic errors, and interpretation fundamentals. Practice questions with detailed explanations support knowledge reinforcement, self-assessment, and preparation for dental radiography examinations.

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TEST BANK For Dental Radiography:
Principles and Techniques 7th Edition
by Joen Iannucci & Laura Jansen Howerton
Chapters 1 - 35 | Complete

,Chapter 01: Radiation History
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Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ql




1. Radiation is defined as ql ql ql



a. a form of energy carried by waves or streams of particles.
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b. a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record images
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hadows on a receptor. ql ql ql



c. a high- ql



energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with ametal tar
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get in an x-ray tube. ql ql ql ql



d. a branch of medicine that deals with the use of x-rays.
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ANSWER: A ql



Radiation is a form of energy carried by waves or streams of particles. An x-
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ray is a beam ofenergy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image shadows o
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n a receptor.
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X-radiation is a high- ql ql ql



energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with ametal target in an x-
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ray tube. Radiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the use of
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x-rays.

DIF: Recall REF: Page 2 OBJ: 1 qlqlql ql q l



TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
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MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.1 Principles of radiophysicsan
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d radiobiology
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2. A radiograph is defined as
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a. a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record images
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b. a picture on film produced by the passage of x-rays through an object or body.
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c. the art and science of making radiographs by the exposure of an image receptor tox
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-rays.
d. a form of energy carried by waves or a stream of particles.
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ANSWER: B ql



An x- ql



ray is a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image shadows o
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n a receptor. A radiograph is a picture on film produced by the passage of x-
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rays through an object or body. Radiography is the art and science of making dental images by t
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heexposure of a receptor to x-
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rays. Radiation is a form of energy carried by waves or streams of particles.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 2 qlqlql ql



OBJ: 1TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-
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radiation
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.1 Principles of radiophysicsan
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d radiobiology
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3. Your patient asked you why dental images are important. Which of the following is thec
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orrect response? ql



a. An oral examination with dental images limits the practitioner to what is seencl
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inically.

,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.
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d. Many dental diseases are typically discovered only through the use of dentali
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mages.
ANSWER: D ql



An oral examination without dental images limits the practitioner to what is seen clinically. Man
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y dental diseases and conditions produce no clinical signs and symptoms. Dental imagesare a nec
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essary component of comprehensive patient care. Many dental diseases are typically discovered
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only through the use of dental images.
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DIF: Application REF: Page 2 OBJ: 2 qlqlql ql q l



TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
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MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
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4. The x-ray was discovered by
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a. Heinrich Geissler ql



b. Wilhelm Roentgen ql



c. Johann Hittorf ql



d. William Crookes ql




ANSWER: B ql



Heinrich Geissler built the first vacuum tube in 1838. Wilhelm Roentgen discovered the
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x-
ray on November 8, 1895. Johann Hittorf observed in 1870 that discharges emitted from the ne
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gative electrode of a vacuum tube traveled in straight lines, produced heat, and resultedin a gre
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enish fluorescence. William Crookes discovered in the late 1870s that cathode rays were strea
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ms of charged particles.
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DIF: Recall REF: Page 2 OBJ: 4 qlqlql ql q l



TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
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MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
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5. Who exposed the first dental radiograph in the United States using a live person?
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a. Otto Walkoff ql



b. Wilhelm Roentgen ql



c. Edmund Kells ql



d. Weston Price ql




ANSWER: C q l



Otto Walkoff was a German dentist who made the first dental radiograph. Wilhelm Roentgenwa
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s a Bavarian physicist who discovered the x-
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ray. Edmund Kells exposed the first dental radiograph in the United States using a live person.
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Price introduced the bisecting technique in 1904.
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DIF: Recall REF: Page 4 OBJ: 5 qlqlql ql q l



TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
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MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
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6. Current fast radiographic film requires ql ql ql ql



% less exposure time than the initial exposuretimes used in 1920.
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a. 33
b. 98
c. 73

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