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, Chapter 01: Radiation History
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Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE x
1. Radiation is defined as x x x
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 ages
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hadows on a receptor. x x x
c. a high- x
energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with amet al
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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 x
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 ows o
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n a receptor.
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X-radiation is a high- x x x
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 x x
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 san
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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 im ages
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hadows on a receptor. x x x
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 r t
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ox-rays.
d. a form of energy carried by waves or a stream of particles.
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ANSWER:C B x
An x- x
ray is a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image shad ows
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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 es
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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 x
OBJ: 1 TOP: 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 san
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d radiobiology
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3. YourCpatient asked you why dental images are important. Which of the following is thec
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orrect response? x
a. An oral examination with dental images limits the practitioner to what is se encl
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inically.
b. All dental diseases and conditions produce clinical signs and symptoms.
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