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BU Dental Radiology Final Test| Brand New Expert Exam Questions with 100% Correct Clear Verified Answers|All Graded A+|100% Guaranteed Success| Latest Premium Update. What does the x-ray tube contain? - Answercathode anode and focusing cup Who discovered what x-rays were? - AnswerWilhelm Conrad Roentgen In a dental x-ray tube the electrons are emitted from the what? - AnswerCathode X-ray is produced when electrons moving at a high speed hit the tugstnen target in a x-ray tube. T or F - AnswerTrue an assistant may hold the film or sensor in place for the pt during exposure - AnswerFalse As soon as a film or sensor is placed in a pt's mouth it is considered contaminated? - AnswerTrue X-rays are ionizing radiation. - AnswerTrue Bitewings show what? - AnswerCrowns and permant fixtures are interporximal surfaces of the teeth.

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What does the x-ray tube contain? - Answer✅✅cathode anode and focusing cup

Who discovered what x-rays were? - Answer✅✅Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

In a dental x-ray tube the electrons are emitted from the what? -
Answer✅✅Cathode

X-ray is produced when electrons moving at a high speed hit the tugstnen target in a
x-ray tube. T or F - Answer✅✅True

an assistant may hold the film or sensor in place for the pt during exposure -
Answer✅✅False

As soon as a film or sensor is placed in a pt's mouth it is considered contaminated? -
Answer✅✅True

X-rays are ionizing radiation. - Answer✅✅True

Bitewings show what? - Answer✅✅Crowns and permant fixtures are interporximal
surfaces of the teeth.

,In the paralleling technique the xray is directed perpendicular to the bisecting line
between the angle of the long axis of the tooth and the film/sensor -
Answer✅✅True, explain.. So when you are parallelling, the angle you make when
you are bisecting is perpendicular to the angle

Pt;s should be drapped with a led apron prior to any radiographic images? -
Answer✅✅True

Which if not a safety precaution for taking x-rays?
-Always stand behind an appropriate barrier?
-Never stand in the path of primary radiation
-Never stabilize the tube head during radiation
-If neccessary hold the film in the pt's mouth - Answer✅✅If neccessary hold the film
in the pt's mouth, never hold the film or sensor in the pts mouth.

X-rays travel at the speed of light? - Answer✅✅True

Nerve cells can be regennerated? - Answer✅✅False, No- Dense things like bone
can and perm fixtures, restorations.

Which of these have an infulence on radiation protection?
-Safe equipment
-Skilled operator
-Lead aprons and thyroid collars
-All of the above - Answer✅✅All of the above

Filters in an x-ray tube is made of what? - Answer✅✅Aluminum

The radiographs which reveal the entire teeth with the apical region is called what?
- Answer✅✅Periapical

X-ray instruments should always be what? - Answer✅✅Sterlized

Tree-like lightening black streaks on a processed film are caused by what? -
Answer✅✅Static electricity when drying

During pregancy a partiant may be irradiated by taking necessary precations? True
or False - Answer✅✅True

In your office the radiographs turn brown with age almost all of the time. What
corrective action do you take? - Answer✅✅Wash the film properly after fixing

When the ID dot appers near the apex of the tooth it means what? -
Answer✅✅The film was placed in the holder incorrectly

, A darkroom safe light should be at least how many feet away from the film being
opened? - Answer✅✅4 feet

Overlapping of teeth is caused by what? - Answer✅✅Incorrect horiziontal
angulation

When exposing the mandubular molar area, what is the position of the film? -
Answer✅✅Centered on the second molar

The harmful effect of x-rays are caused by what?
-Ionizaiton
-Electromagnetic radiation
-Background radiation
-All of the above - Answer✅✅All of the above

Overall darkness of a radiograph is called what? - Answer✅✅Dentsity

Electrons are what - Answer✅✅Negatively charged

Neutrons are - Answer✅✅Neutrally charged

Protons are - Answer✅✅Postively charged

Binding energy is what - Answer✅✅Force that keeps electrons in their place

What orbit around the nucleus is closest? K or L - Answer✅✅K

Cathode is waht charge - Answer✅✅Negative

Anode is what charge - Answer✅✅Postive

Thermonic emmission happens where - Answer✅✅Cathode

Xrays are produced when what? - Answer✅✅Electrons collide with the tungsten
target anode (+).

Xrays are produced when electrons collide with the tungsten target -
Answer✅✅True

at 50-70n kVp: mm - Answer✅✅1.5

at above 70 kVp: mm - Answer✅✅2.5

Which is better for a tube head? 8 in or 16in and rectangle or round - Answer✅✅16
in and rectangle

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