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TEST BANK For Dental Radiography:
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Principles and Techniques 6th Edition
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by Joen Iannucci & Laura Jansen Howerton Chap
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ters 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 Xv




1. Radiation is defined as Xv Xv Xv


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
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im ageshadows on a receptor.
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c. a high- Xv


energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with
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amet 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 Xv


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 s
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had ows on a receptor.
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X-radiation is a high- Xv Xv Xv


energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with ametal target
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in an 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 Xv X v


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 radiophy
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sic sand 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
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im ageshadows on a receptor.
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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
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recepto r tox-rays. Xv Xv


d. a form of energy carried by waves or a stream of particles.
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ANSWER:C B Xv


An x- Xv


ray is a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image
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shad ows on a receptor. A radiograph is a picture on film produced by the pas
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sage of x- Xv Xv


rays through an object or body. Radiography is the art and science of making dental
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imag es 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 Xv


OBJ: 1 TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics
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of x-radiation
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MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.1 Principles of radiophy
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sic sand radiobiology
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3. YourCpatient asked you why dental images are important. Which of the following
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is thecorrect response?
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a. An oral examination with dental images limits the practitioner to what is
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se en clinically.
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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 d
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en talimages.
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ANSWER:C D Xv


An oral examination without dental images limits the practitioner to what is seen clinicall
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y. Many dental diseases and conditions produce no clinical signs and symptoms. Dental i
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mages are a necessary component of comprehensive patient care. Many dental diseas
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es are typicall y discovered only through the use of dental images.
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DIF: Application REF: Page 2 OBJ: 2 Xv X v


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 Xv


b. Wilhelm Roentgen Xv


c. Johann Hittorf Xv


d. William Crookes Xv




ANSWER:C B Xv


Heinrich Geissler built the first vacuum tube in 1838. Wilhelm Roentgen discovered
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the x-
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ray on November 8, 1895. Johann Hittorf observed in 1870 that discharges emitted fro
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m t he negative electrode of a vacuum tube traveled in straight lines, produced heat, a
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nd result ed in a greenish fluorescence. William Crookes discovered in the late 1870s t
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hat cathode r ays were streams of charged particles.
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DIF: Recall REF: Page 2 OBJ: 4 Xv X v


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 Xv


b. Wilhelm Roentgen Xv


c. Edmund Kells Xv


d. Weston Price Xv




ANSWER:C C X v


Otto Walkoff Xv Xv was a German dentist who made the first dental radiograph. Wilhelm Roe
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ntg en was a
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ray. Edmund Xv Xv Kells exposed the first dental radiograph in the United States using a liv
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e pers on.
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DIF: Recall REF: Page 4 OBJ: 5 Xv X v


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
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% 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 Xv


Current fast radiographic film requires 98% less exposure time than the initial exposure
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ti mesused in 1920.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 5 Xv


OBJ: 6 TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics
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of x-radiation
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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 Xv Xv


b. Franklin W. McCormack Xv Xv


c. F. Gordon Fitzgerald
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d. Howard Riley Raper Xv Xv




ANSWER:C C Xv


C. Edmund Kells introduced the paralleling technique in 1896. Franklin W. McCormack
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r eintroduced the paralleling technique in 1920. F. Gordon Fitzgerald modified the para
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llelin gtechnique with the introduction of the long-
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cone technique. This is the technique currently used. Howard Riley Raper modified the
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vbi secting technique and introduced the bite-wing technique in 1925.
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DIF: Recall REF: Page 4 OBJ: 7 Xv X v


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 Xv Xv Xv


b. Increased patient comfort Xv Xv


c. Increased speed for viewing images Xv Xv Xv Xv


d. Increased chemical usage Xv Xv




ANSWER:C C Xv


Patient exposure is reduced with digital imaging. Digital sensors are more sensitiv
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e to x-
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rays than film. Digital sensors are rigid and bulky, causing decreased patient comfort. T
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he i mage from digital sensors is uploaded directly to the computer and monitor w
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ithout the nee d for chemical processing. This allows for immediate interpretation and e
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valuation. The ima ge fromdigital sensors is uploaded directly to the computer and
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monitor without the need f or chemicalprocessing.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 6 Xv


OBJ: 7 TOP: CDA, RHS, I.B.2. Demonstrate basic knowledge of
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di gital 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 Xv


b. Alpha particles Xv


c. Cathode rays Xv


d. Radioactive materials Xv




ANSWER:C C Xv

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