TEST BANK For Dental Radiography:
x x x x x
Principles and Techniques 6th Edition
x x x x x
by Joen Iannucci & Laura Jansen Howerton Chapte
x x x x x x xx
rs 1 - 35 | Complete
x x x x x
,Chapter 01: Radiation History
x x x
Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 6th Edition
x x x x
MULTIPLE CHOICE x
1. Radiation is defined as x x x
a. a form of energy carried by waves or streams of particles.
x x x x x x x x x x
b. a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record im ages
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
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
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
target in an x-ray tube.
x x x x x
d. a branch of medicine that deals with the use of x-rays.
x x x x x x x x x x
ANSWER:C A x
Radiation is a form of energy carried by waves or streams of particles. An x-
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ray is a beam ofenergy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image shad ows o
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
n a receptor.
x x
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-
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ray tube. Radiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the use of
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
x-rays.
DIF: Recall REF: Page 2 OBJ: 1 x x
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
x x x x x x x x
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.1 Principles of radiophysic san
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
d radiobiology
x
2. A radiograph is defined as
x x x x
a. a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record im ages
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
hadows on a receptor. x x x
b. a picture on film produced by the passage of x-rays through an object or body.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
c. the art and science of making radiographs by the exposure of an image recepto r t
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ox-rays.
d. a form of energy carried by waves or a stream of particles.
x x x x x x x x x x x
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
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
on a receptor. A radiograph is a picture on film produced by the passage of x-
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
rays through an object or body. Radiography is the art and science of making dental imag es
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
by theexposure of a receptor to x-
x x x x x x
rays. Radiation is a form of energy carried by waves or streams of particles.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 2 x
OBJ: 1 TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-
x x x x x x x x x x
radiation
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.1 Principles of radiophysic san
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
d radiobiology
x
3. YourCpatient asked you why dental images are important. Which of the following is thec
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
orrect response? x
a. An oral examination with dental images limits the practitioner to what is se encl
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
inically.
b. All dental diseases and conditions produce clinical signs and symptoms.
x x x x x x x x x
, c. Dental images are not a necessary component of comprehensive patient care.
x x x x x x x x x x
d. Many dental diseases are typically discovered only through the use of den tali
x x x x x x x x x x x x
mages.
ANSWER:C D x
An oral examination without dental images limits the practitioner to what is seen clinically. Many
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
dental diseases and conditions produce no clinical signs and symptoms. Dental images are a nece
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ssary component of comprehensive patient care. Many dental diseases are typicall y discovered
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
only through the use of dental images.
x x x x x x
DIF: Application REF: Page 2 OBJ: 2 x x
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
x x x x x x x x
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
x x x x x x x x x x
4. The x-ray was discovered by
x x x x
a. Heinrich Geissler x
b. Wilhelm Roentgen x
c. Johann Hittorf x
d. William Crookes x
ANSWER:C B x
Heinrich Geissler built the first vacuum tube in 1838. Wilhelm Roentgen discovered the x-
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ray on November 8, 1895. Johann Hittorf observed in 1870 that discharges emitted from t he n
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
egative electrode of a vacuum tube traveled in straight lines, produced heat, and result ed in a gr
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
eenish fluorescence. William Crookes discovered in the late 1870s that cathode r ays were strea
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ms of charged particles.
x x x
DIF: Recall REF: Page 2 OBJ: 4 x x
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
x x x x x x x x
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
x x x x x x x x x x
5. Who exposed the first dental radiograph in the United States using a live person?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Otto Walkoff x
b. Wilhelm Roentgen x
c. Edmund Kells x
d. Weston Price x
ANSWER:C C x
Otto Walkoff was a German dentist who made the first dental radiograph. Wilhelm Roentg en w
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
as a Bavarian physicist who discovered the x-
x x x x x x x
ray. Edmund Kells exposed the first dental radiograph in the United States using a live pers on
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
. Price introduced the bisecting technique in 1904.
x x x x x x
DIF: Recall REF: Page 4 OBJ: 5 x x
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
x x x x x x x x
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
x x x x x x x x x x
6. Current fast radiographic film requires
x x x x
% less exposure time than the initial exposuretimes used in 1920.
x x x x x x x x x x
a. 33
b. 98
c. 73
, d. 2
ANSWER:C D x
Current fast radiographic film requires 98% less exposure time than the initial exposure ti mes
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
used in 1920. x x
DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 5 x
OBJ: 6 TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-
x x x x x x x x x x
radiation
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
x x x x x x x x x x
7. Who modified the paralleling technique with the introduction of the long-cone technique?
x x x x x x x x x x x
a. C. Edmund Kells x x
b. Franklin W. McCormack x x
c. F. Gordon Fitzgerald x x
d. Howard Riley Raper x x
ANSWER:C C x
C. Edmund Kells introduced the paralleling technique in 1896. Franklin W. McCormack r eintr
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
oduced the paralleling technique in 1920. F. Gordon Fitzgerald modified the parallelin gtechni
x x x x x x x x x x x x
que with the introduction of the long-
x x x x x x
cone technique. This is the technique currently used. Howard Riley Raper modified the bi secti
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ng technique and introduced the bite-wing technique in 1925.
x x x x x x x x
DIF: Recall REF: Page 4 OBJ: 7 x x
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
x x x x x x x x
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
x x x x x x x x x x
8. Which of the following is an advantage of digital imaging?
x x x x x x x x x
a. Increased patient radiation exposure x x x
b. Increased patient comfort x x
c. Increased speed for viewing images x x x x
d. Increased chemical usage x x
ANSWER:C C x
Patient exposure is reduced with digital imaging. Digital sensors are more sensitive to x-
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
rays than film. Digital sensors are rigid and bulky, causing decreased patient comfort. The i mag
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
e from digital sensors is uploaded directly to the computer and monitor without the nee d for c
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
hemical processing. This allows for immediate interpretation and evaluation. The ima ge fromdi
x x x x x x x x x x x x
gital sensors is uploaded directly to the computer and monitor without the need f or chemicalp
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
rocessing.
DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 6 x
OBJ: 7 TOP: CDA, RHS, I.B.2. Demonstrate basic knowledge of di git
x x x x x x x x x x x
al radiography
x
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
x x x x x x x x x x
9. Which discovery was the precursor to the discovery of x-rays?
x x x x x x x x x
a. Beta particles x
b. Alpha particles x
c. Cathode rays x
d. Radioactive materials x
ANSWER:C C x
x x x x x
Principles and Techniques 6th Edition
x x x x x
by Joen Iannucci & Laura Jansen Howerton Chapte
x x x x x x xx
rs 1 - 35 | Complete
x x x x x
,Chapter 01: Radiation History
x x x
Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 6th Edition
x x x x
MULTIPLE CHOICE x
1. Radiation is defined as x x x
a. a form of energy carried by waves or streams of particles.
x x x x x x x x x x
b. a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record im ages
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
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
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
target in an x-ray tube.
x x x x x
d. a branch of medicine that deals with the use of x-rays.
x x x x x x x x x x
ANSWER:C A x
Radiation is a form of energy carried by waves or streams of particles. An x-
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ray is a beam ofenergy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image shad ows o
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
n a receptor.
x x
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-
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ray tube. Radiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the use of
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
x-rays.
DIF: Recall REF: Page 2 OBJ: 1 x x
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
x x x x x x x x
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.1 Principles of radiophysic san
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
d radiobiology
x
2. A radiograph is defined as
x x x x
a. a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record im ages
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
hadows on a receptor. x x x
b. a picture on film produced by the passage of x-rays through an object or body.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
c. the art and science of making radiographs by the exposure of an image recepto r t
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ox-rays.
d. a form of energy carried by waves or a stream of particles.
x x x x x x x x x x x
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
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
on a receptor. A radiograph is a picture on film produced by the passage of x-
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
rays through an object or body. Radiography is the art and science of making dental imag es
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
by theexposure of a receptor to x-
x x x x x x
rays. Radiation is a form of energy carried by waves or streams of particles.
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 2 x
OBJ: 1 TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-
x x x x x x x x x x
radiation
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.1 Principles of radiophysic san
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
d radiobiology
x
3. YourCpatient asked you why dental images are important. Which of the following is thec
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
orrect response? x
a. An oral examination with dental images limits the practitioner to what is se encl
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
inically.
b. All dental diseases and conditions produce clinical signs and symptoms.
x x x x x x x x x
, c. Dental images are not a necessary component of comprehensive patient care.
x x x x x x x x x x
d. Many dental diseases are typically discovered only through the use of den tali
x x x x x x x x x x x x
mages.
ANSWER:C D x
An oral examination without dental images limits the practitioner to what is seen clinically. Many
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
dental diseases and conditions produce no clinical signs and symptoms. Dental images are a nece
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ssary component of comprehensive patient care. Many dental diseases are typicall y discovered
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
only through the use of dental images.
x x x x x x
DIF: Application REF: Page 2 OBJ: 2 x x
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
x x x x x x x x
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
x x x x x x x x x x
4. The x-ray was discovered by
x x x x
a. Heinrich Geissler x
b. Wilhelm Roentgen x
c. Johann Hittorf x
d. William Crookes x
ANSWER:C B x
Heinrich Geissler built the first vacuum tube in 1838. Wilhelm Roentgen discovered the x-
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ray on November 8, 1895. Johann Hittorf observed in 1870 that discharges emitted from t he n
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
egative electrode of a vacuum tube traveled in straight lines, produced heat, and result ed in a gr
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
eenish fluorescence. William Crookes discovered in the late 1870s that cathode r ays were strea
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ms of charged particles.
x x x
DIF: Recall REF: Page 2 OBJ: 4 x x
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
x x x x x x x x
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
x x x x x x x x x x
5. Who exposed the first dental radiograph in the United States using a live person?
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
a. Otto Walkoff x
b. Wilhelm Roentgen x
c. Edmund Kells x
d. Weston Price x
ANSWER:C C x
Otto Walkoff was a German dentist who made the first dental radiograph. Wilhelm Roentg en w
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
as a Bavarian physicist who discovered the x-
x x x x x x x
ray. Edmund Kells exposed the first dental radiograph in the United States using a live pers on
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
. Price introduced the bisecting technique in 1904.
x x x x x x
DIF: Recall REF: Page 4 OBJ: 5 x x
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
x x x x x x x x
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
x x x x x x x x x x
6. Current fast radiographic film requires
x x x x
% less exposure time than the initial exposuretimes used in 1920.
x x x x x x x x x x
a. 33
b. 98
c. 73
, d. 2
ANSWER:C D x
Current fast radiographic film requires 98% less exposure time than the initial exposure ti mes
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
used in 1920. x x
DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 5 x
OBJ: 6 TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-
x x x x x x x x x x
radiation
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
x x x x x x x x x x
7. Who modified the paralleling technique with the introduction of the long-cone technique?
x x x x x x x x x x x
a. C. Edmund Kells x x
b. Franklin W. McCormack x x
c. F. Gordon Fitzgerald x x
d. Howard Riley Raper x x
ANSWER:C C x
C. Edmund Kells introduced the paralleling technique in 1896. Franklin W. McCormack r eintr
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
oduced the paralleling technique in 1920. F. Gordon Fitzgerald modified the parallelin gtechni
x x x x x x x x x x x x
que with the introduction of the long-
x x x x x x
cone technique. This is the technique currently used. Howard Riley Raper modified the bi secti
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
ng technique and introduced the bite-wing technique in 1925.
x x x x x x x x
DIF: Recall REF: Page 4 OBJ: 7 x x
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
x x x x x x x x
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
x x x x x x x x x x
8. Which of the following is an advantage of digital imaging?
x x x x x x x x x
a. Increased patient radiation exposure x x x
b. Increased patient comfort x x
c. Increased speed for viewing images x x x x
d. Increased chemical usage x x
ANSWER:C C x
Patient exposure is reduced with digital imaging. Digital sensors are more sensitive to x-
x x x x x x x x x x x x x
rays than film. Digital sensors are rigid and bulky, causing decreased patient comfort. The i mag
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
e from digital sensors is uploaded directly to the computer and monitor without the nee d for c
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
hemical processing. This allows for immediate interpretation and evaluation. The ima ge fromdi
x x x x x x x x x x x x
gital sensors is uploaded directly to the computer and monitor without the need f or chemicalp
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
rocessing.
DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 6 x
OBJ: 7 TOP: CDA, RHS, I.B.2. Demonstrate basic knowledge of di git
x x x x x x x x x x x
al radiography
x
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
x x x x x x x x x x
9. Which discovery was the precursor to the discovery of x-rays?
x x x x x x x x x
a. Beta particles x
b. Alpha particles x
c. Cathode rays x
d. Radioactive materials x
ANSWER:C C x
