Test Bank for Dental Radiography: Principles and Techniques 5th Edition by Joen Iannucci & Laura Jansen Howerton

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Dental Radiography:
Principles and Techniques
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Joen Iannucci, Laura Jansen Howerton
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5th Edition
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, Table of Contents
PART I. Radiation Basics
1. Radiation History
2. Radiation Physics
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3. Radiation Characteristics
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4. Radiation Biology
5. Radiation Protection

PART II. Equipment, Film, and Processing Basics
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6. Dental X-Ray Equipment
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7. Dental X-Ray Film
8. Dental X-Ray Image Characteristics
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9. Dental X-Ray Film Processing
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10. Quality Assurance in the Dental Office
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PART III. Dental Radiographer Basics
11. Dental Radiographs and the Dental Radiographer
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12. Patient Relations and the Dental Radiographer
13. Patient Education and the Dental Radiographer
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14. Legal Issues and the Dental Radiographer
15. Infection Control and the Dental Radiographer
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PART IV. Technique Basics
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16. Introduction to Radiographic Examinations




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, 17. Paralleling Technique
18. Bisecting Technique
19. Bite-Wing Technique
20. Exposure and Technique Errors
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21. Occlusal and Localization Techniques
22. Panoramic Imaging
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23. Extraoral Imaging
24. Imaging of Patients with Special Needs
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PART V. Digital Imaging Basics
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25. Digital Imaging
26. Three-Dimensional Digital Imaging
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PART VI. Normal Anatomy and Film Mounting Basics
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27. Normal Anatomy: Intraoral Images
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28. Film Mounting and Viewing
29. Normal Anatomy: Panoramic Images
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PART VII. Image Interpretation Basics
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30. Introduction to Image Interpretation
31. Descriptive Terminology
32. Identification of Restorations, Dental Materials, and Foreign Objects
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33. Interpretation of Dental Caries
34. Interpretation of Periodontal Disease
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35. Interpretation of Trauma and Pulpal and Periapical Lesions




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, Chapter 01: Radiation History
Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 5th Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Radiation is defined as
a. a form of energy carried by waves or
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streams of particles.
b. a beam of energy that has the power to
penetrate substances and record image
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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
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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
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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
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deals with the use of x-rays.

DIF: Recall REF: Page 2 OBJ: 1
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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
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2. A radiograph is defined as
a. a beam of energy that has the power to
penetrate substances and record image
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shadows on a receptor.
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 to x-
rays.
d. a form of energy carried by waves or a
stream of particles.
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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-
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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.




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