TEST BANK For Dental Radiography:
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Principles and Techniques 6th Edition ji ji ji ji j i
by Joen Iannucci & Laura Jansen Howerton Chapte
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rs 1 - 35 | Complete
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,Chapter 01: Radiation History
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Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ji
1. Radiation is defined as ji ji ji
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 im ag
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eshadows on a receptor. ji ji ji
c. a high- ji
energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with amet
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al target in an x-ray tube.
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d. a branch of medicine that deals with the use of x-rays.
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ANSWER:C A ji
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 shad ow
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s on a receptor.
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X-radiation is a high- ji ji ji
energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with ametal target in an
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x-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 ji j i
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 radiophysic sa
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nd 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 im ag
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eshadows on a receptor. ji ji ji
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 recepto
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r tox-rays. i ji
d. a form of energy carried by waves or a stream of particles.
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ANSWER:C B ji
An x- ji
ray is a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image shad ow
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s 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 imag e
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s by theexposure 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 ji
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 radiophysic sa
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nd radiobiology
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3. YourCpatient asked you why dental images are important. Which of the following is the
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correct response? ji
a. An oral examination with dental images limits the practitioner to what is se enc
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linically.
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 den tali
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mages.
ANSWER:C D ji
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 images are a n
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ecessary component of comprehensive patient care. Many dental diseases are typicall y disc
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overed only through the use of dental images.
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DIF: Application REF: Page 2 OBJ: 2 ji j i
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 ji
b. Wilhelm Roentgen ji
c. Johann Hittorf ji
d. William Crookes ji
ANSWER:C B ji
Heinrich Geissler built the first vacuum tube in 1838. Wilhelm Roentgen discovered the x-
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ray on November 8, 1895. Johann Hittorf observed in 1870 that discharges emitted from t he
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negative electrode of a vacuum tube traveled in straight lines, produced heat, and result ed in a
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greenish fluorescence. William Crookes discovered in the late 1870s that cathode r ays were str
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eams of charged particles. ji ji ji
DIF: Recall REF: Page 2 OBJ: 4 ji j i
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 ji
b. Wilhelm Roentgen ji
c. Edmund Kells ji
d. Weston Price ji
ANSWER:C C j i
Otto Walkoff was a German dentist who made the first dental radiograph. Wilhelm Roentg en
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was 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 pers
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on. Price introduced the bisecting technique in 1904. ji ji ji ji ji ji
DIF: Recall REF: Page 4 OBJ: 5 ji j i
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 ji ji ji ji
% less exposure time than the initial exposuretimes used in 1920.
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a. 33
b. 98
c. 73
, d. 2
ANSWER:C D ji
Current fast radiographic film requires 98% less exposure time than the initial exposure ti me
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sused in 1920. ji ji
DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 5 ji
OBJ: 6TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-
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radiation
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
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7. Who modified the paralleling technique with the introduction of the long-cone technique?
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a. C. Edmund Kells ji ji
b. Franklin W. McCormack ji ji
c. F. Gordon Fitzgerald ji ji
d. Howard Riley Raper ji ji
ANSWER:C C ji
C. Edmund Kells introduced the paralleling technique in 1896. Franklin W. McCormack r eintr
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oduced the paralleling technique in 1920. F. Gordon Fitzgerald modified the parallelin gtechni
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que with the introduction of the long-
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cone technique. This is the technique currently used. Howard Riley Raper modified the bi sect
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ing technique and introduced the bite-wing technique in 1925.
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DIF: Recall REF: Page 4 OBJ: 7 ji j i
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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8. Which of the following is an advantage of digital imaging?
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a. Increased patient radiation exposure ji ji ji
b. Increased patient comfort ji ji
c. Increased speed for viewing images ji ji ji ji
d. Increased chemical usage ji ji
ANSWER:C C ji
Patient exposure is reduced with digital imaging. Digital sensors are more sensitive to x
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rays than film. Digital sensors are rigid and bulky, causing decreased patient comfort. The i m
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age from digital sensors is uploaded directly to the computer and monitor without the nee d
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for chemical processing. This allows for immediate interpretation and evaluation. The ima ge fr
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omdigital sensors is uploaded directly to the computer and monitor without the need f or
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chemicalprocessing.
DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 6 ji
OBJ: 7 TOP: CDA, RHS, I.B.2. Demonstrate basic knowledge of di g
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ital radiography
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MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
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9. Which discovery was the precursor to the discovery of x-rays?
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a. Beta particles ji
b. Alpha particles ji
c. Cathode rays ji
d. Radioactive materials ji
ANSWER:C C ji
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Principles and Techniques 6th Edition ji ji ji ji j i
by Joen Iannucci & Laura Jansen Howerton Chapte
ji ji ji ji ji ji jiji
rs 1 - 35 | Complete
ji ji ji ji ji
,Chapter 01: Radiation History
ji ji ji
Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 6th Edition
ji ji ji ji
MULTIPLE CHOICE ji
1. Radiation is defined as ji ji ji
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 im ag
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji j i
eshadows on a receptor. ji ji ji
c. a high- ji
energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with amet
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al target in an x-ray tube.
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d. a branch of medicine that deals with the use of x-rays.
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ANSWER:C A ji
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 shad ow
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s on a receptor.
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X-radiation is a high- ji ji ji
energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with ametal target in an
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x-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 ji j i
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 radiophysic sa
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nd 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 im ag
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eshadows on a receptor. ji ji ji
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 recepto
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r tox-rays. i ji
d. a form of energy carried by waves or a stream of particles.
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ANSWER:C B ji
An x- ji
ray is a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image shad ow
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s 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 imag e
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s by theexposure 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 ji
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 radiophysic sa
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nd radiobiology
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3. YourCpatient asked you why dental images are important. Which of the following is the
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correct response? ji
a. An oral examination with dental images limits the practitioner to what is se enc
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linically.
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 den tali
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mages.
ANSWER:C D ji
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 images are a n
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ecessary component of comprehensive patient care. Many dental diseases are typicall y disc
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overed only through the use of dental images.
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DIF: Application REF: Page 2 OBJ: 2 ji j i
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
j i ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
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 ji
b. Wilhelm Roentgen ji
c. Johann Hittorf ji
d. William Crookes ji
ANSWER:C B ji
Heinrich Geissler built the first vacuum tube in 1838. Wilhelm Roentgen discovered the x-
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ray on November 8, 1895. Johann Hittorf observed in 1870 that discharges emitted from t he
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negative electrode of a vacuum tube traveled in straight lines, produced heat, and result ed in a
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greenish fluorescence. William Crookes discovered in the late 1870s that cathode r ays were str
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eams of charged particles. ji ji ji
DIF: Recall REF: Page 2 OBJ: 4 ji j i
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 ji
b. Wilhelm Roentgen ji
c. Edmund Kells ji
d. Weston Price ji
ANSWER:C C j i
Otto Walkoff was a German dentist who made the first dental radiograph. Wilhelm Roentg en
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was 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 pers
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on. Price introduced the bisecting technique in 1904. ji ji ji ji ji ji
DIF: Recall REF: Page 4 OBJ: 5 ji j i
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
j i ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
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6. Current fast radiographic film requires ji ji ji ji
% less exposure time than the initial exposuretimes used in 1920.
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a. 33
b. 98
c. 73
, d. 2
ANSWER:C D ji
Current fast radiographic film requires 98% less exposure time than the initial exposure ti me
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sused in 1920. ji ji
DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 5 ji
OBJ: 6TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-
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radiation
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
j i ji ji ji ji ji j i ji ji ji
7. Who modified the paralleling technique with the introduction of the long-cone technique?
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a. C. Edmund Kells ji ji
b. Franklin W. McCormack ji ji
c. F. Gordon Fitzgerald ji ji
d. Howard Riley Raper ji ji
ANSWER:C C ji
C. Edmund Kells introduced the paralleling technique in 1896. Franklin W. McCormack r eintr
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oduced the paralleling technique in 1920. F. Gordon Fitzgerald modified the parallelin gtechni
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que with the introduction of the long-
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cone technique. This is the technique currently used. Howard Riley Raper modified the bi sect
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ing technique and introduced the bite-wing technique in 1925.
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DIF: Recall REF: Page 4 OBJ: 7 ji j i
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
j i ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
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8. Which of the following is an advantage of digital imaging?
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a. Increased patient radiation exposure ji ji ji
b. Increased patient comfort ji ji
c. Increased speed for viewing images ji ji ji ji
d. Increased chemical usage ji ji
ANSWER:C C ji
Patient exposure is reduced with digital imaging. Digital sensors are more sensitive to x
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-
rays than film. Digital sensors are rigid and bulky, causing decreased patient comfort. The i m
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji j i
age from digital sensors is uploaded directly to the computer and monitor without the nee d
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for chemical processing. This allows for immediate interpretation and evaluation. The ima ge fr
ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji ji
omdigital sensors is uploaded directly to the computer and monitor without the need f or
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chemicalprocessing.
DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 6 ji
OBJ: 7 TOP: CDA, RHS, I.B.2. Demonstrate basic knowledge of di g
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ital radiography
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MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
j i ji ji ji ji ji j i ji ji ji
9. Which discovery was the precursor to the discovery of x-rays?
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a. Beta particles ji
b. Alpha particles ji
c. Cathode rays ji
d. Radioactive materials ji
ANSWER:C C ji
