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TEST BANK : TITLE OF TEXTBOOK: DENTAL
3 3 3 3 3 3 3


RADIOGRAPHY, PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQU
3 3 3


ES, JOEN IANNUCCI & LAURA JANSEN HOWE
3 3 3 3 3 3


RTON, 6TH EDITION
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Chapter301:3Radiation3History



MULTIPLE3CHOICE

1. Radiation3is3defined3as
a. a3form3of3energy3carried3by3waves3or3streams3of3particles.
b. a3beam3of3energy3that3has3the3power3to3penetrate3substances3and3record3imag
e3shadows3on3a3receptor.
c. a3high-
energy3radiation3produced3by3the3collision3of3a3beam3of3electrons3with3a3meta
l3target3in3an3x-ray3tube.
d. a3branch3of3medicine3that3deals3with3the3use3of3x-rays.
ANS:3 A
Radiation3is3a3form3of3energy3carried3by3waves3or3streams3of3particles.3An3x-
ray3is3a3beam3of3energy3that3has3the3power3to3penetrate3substances3and3record3image3shadows
3on3a3receptor.
X-radiation3is3a3high-
energy3radiation3produced3by3the3collision3of3a3beam3of3electrons3with3a3metal3target3in3an3x-
ray3tube.3Radiology3is3a3branch3of3medicine3that3deals3with3the3use3of
x-rays.

DIF: Recall REF:3 Page32 OBJ:3 3 1
TOP:3 CDA,3RHS,3III.B.2.3Describe3the3characteristics3of3x-radiation
MSC:3 NBDHE,32.03Obtaining3and3Interpreting3Radiographs3|3NBDHE,32.13Principles3of3radiophysics
3and3radiobiology


2. A3radiograph3is3defined3as
a. a3beam3of3energy3that3has3the3power3to3penetrate3substances3and3record3imag
e3shadows3on3a3receptor.
b. a3picture3on3film3produced3by3the3passage3of3x-rays3through3an3object3or3body.
c. the3art3and3science3of3making3radiographs3by3the3exposure3of3an3image3receptor3t
o3x-rays.
d. a3form3of3energy3carried3by3waves3or3a3stream3of3particles.
ANS:3 B
An3x-
ray3is3a3beam3of3energy3that3has3the3power3to3penetrate3substances3and3record3image3shado
ws3on3a3receptor.3 A3radiograph3is3a3picture3on3film3produced3by3the3passage3of3x-
rays3through3an3object3or3body.3Radiography3is3the3art3and3science3of3making3dental3images3
by3the3exposure3of3a3receptor3to3x-
rays.3 Radiation3is3a3form3of3energy3carried3by3waves3or3streams3of3particles.

DIF: Comprehension REF:3 Page32
OBJ:3 13TOP:3 CDA,3RHS,3III.B.2.3Describe3the3characteristics3of
3x-radiation
MSC:3 NBDHE,32.03Obtaining3and3Interpreting3Radiographs3|3NBDHE,32.13Principles3of3radiophysics
3and3radiobiology


3. Your3patient3asked3you3why3dental3images3are3important.3Which3of3the3following3is3th
e3correct3response?
a. An3oral3examination3with3dental3images3limits3the3practitioner3to3what3is3see
n3clinically.
b. All3dental3diseases3and3conditions3produce3clinical3signs3and3symptoms.

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c. Dental3images3are3not3a3necessary3component3of3comprehensive3patient3care.
d. Many3dental3diseases3are3typically3discovered3only3through3the3use3of3denta
l3images.
ANS:3 D
An3oral3examination3without3dental3images3limits3the3practitioner3to3what3is3seen3clinically.3
Many3dental3diseases3and3conditions3produce3no3clinical3signs3and3symptoms.3 Dental3image
s3are3a3necessary3component3of3comprehensive3patient3care.3Many3dental3diseases3are3typical
ly3discovered3only3through3the3use3of3dental3images.

DIF: Application REF:3 Page32 OBJ:3 3 2
TOP:3 CDA,3RHS,3III.B.2.3Describe3the3characteristics3of3x-radiation
MSC:3 NBDHE,32.03Obtaining3and3Interpreting3Radiographs3|3NBDHE,32.53General

4. The3x-ray3was3discovered3by
a. Heinrich3Geissler
b. Wilhelm3Roentgen
c. Johann3Hittorf
d. William3Crookes
ANS:3 B
Heinrich3Geissler3built3the3first3vacuum3tube3in31838.3 3 Wilhelm3Roentgen3discovered3the
x-
ray3on3November38,31895.3 Johann3Hittorf3observed3in318703that3discharges3emitted3from3t
he3negative3electrode3of3a3vacuum3tube3traveled3in3straight3lines,3produced3heat,3and3resulte
d3in3a3greenish3fluorescence.3William3Crookes3discovered3in3the3late31870s3that3cathode3ray
s3were3streams3of3charged3particles.

DIF: Recall REF:3 Page32 OBJ:3 3 4
TOP:3 CDA,3RHS,3III.B.2.3Describe3the3characteristics3of3x-radiation
MSC:3 NBDHE,32.03Obtaining3and3Interpreting3Radiographs3|3NBDHE,32.53General

5. Who3exposed3the3first3dental3radiograph3in3the3United3States3using3a3live3person?
a. Otto3Walkoff
b. Wilhelm3Roentgen
c. Edmund3Kells
d. Weston3Price
ANS:3 C
Otto3Walkoff3was3a3German3dentist3who3made3the3first3dental3radiograph.3 Wilhelm3Roentge
n3was3a3Bavarian3physicist3who3discovered3the3x-
ray.3 Edmund3Kells3exposed3the3first3dental3radiograph3in3the3United3States3using3a3live3pers
on.3 Price3introduced3the3bisecting3technique3in31904.

DIF: Recall REF:3 Page34 OBJ:3 3 5
TOP:3 CDA,3RHS,3III.B.2.3Describe3the3characteristics3of3x-radiation
MSC:3 NBDHE,32.03Obtaining3and3Interpreting3Radiographs3|3NBDHE,32.53General

6. Current3fast3radiographic3film3requires3
%3less3exposure3time3than3the3initial3exposur
e3times3used3in31920.
a. 33
b. 98
c. 73
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