Test Bank for Dental Radiography Principles and Techniques, 5th Edition, Joen Iannucci, Laura Howerton

TEST BANK FOR DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY
PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES, 5TH EDITION, JOEN
IANNUCCI, LAURA HOWERTON FULL TESTBANK ALL
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UCCI,11LAURA11HOWERTON11FULL11TESTBANK11ALL11
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Chapter1101:11Radiation11History11M
ULTIPLE11CHOICE


1. Radiation11is11defined11as
a. a11form11of11energy11carried11by11waves11or11streams11of11particles.
b. a11beam11of11energy11that11has11the11power11to11penetrate11substances11and11record11im
age11shadows11on11a11receptor.
c. a11high-
energy11radiation11produced11by11the11collision11of11a11beam11of11electrons11with11a11metal11
target11in11an11x-ray11tube.
d. a11branch11of11medicine11that11deals11with11the11use11of11x-rays.
ANSWER-1 1 A
Radiation11is11a11form11of11energy11carried11by11waves11or11streams11of11particles.11An11x-
ray11is11a11beam11of11energy11that11has11the11power11to11penetrate11substances11and11record11im
age11shadows11on11a11receptor.
X-radiation11is11a11high-
energy11radiation11produced11by11the11collision11of11a11beam11of11electrons11with11a11metal11targ
et11in11an11x-ray11tube.11Radiology11is11a11branch11of11medicine11that11deals11with11the11use11of
x-rays.
DIF: Recall1 1 REF:1 1 Page1121 1 OBJ:1 1 1
TOP:11CDA,11RHS,11III.B.2.11Describe11the11characteristics11of11x-radiation
MSC:11NBDHE,112.011Obtaining11and11Interpreting11Radiographs11|11NBDHE,112.111Principles11
of11radiophysics11and11radiobiology




2. A11radiograph11is11defined11as

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a. a11beam11of11energy11that11has11the11power11to11penetrate11substances11and11record11im
age11shadows11on11a11receptor.
b. a11picture11on11film11produced11by11the11passage11of11x-rays11through11an11object11or11body.
c. the11art11and11science11of11making11radiographs11by11the11exposure11of11an11image11receptor11to1
1x-rays.

d. a11form11of11energy11carried11by11waves11or11a11stream11of11particles.
ANSWER-1 1 B
An11x-
ray11is11a11beam11of11energy11that11has11the11power11to11penetrate11substances11and11record11im
age11shadows11on11a11receptor.11A11radiograph11is11a11picture11on11film11produced11by11the11pa
ssage11of11x-
rays11through11an11object11or11body.11Radiography11is11the11art11and11science11of11making11dent
al11images11by11the11exposure11of11a11receptor11to11x-
rays.11Radiation11is11a11form11of11energy11carried11by11waves11or11streams11of11particles.
DIF: Comprehension REF:11Page112
OBJ:11111TOP:11CDA,11RHS,11III.B.2.11Describe11the11characteristics11of11x-
radiation
MSC:11NBDHE,112.011Obtaining11and11Interpreting11Radiographs11|11NBDHE,112.111Principles11
of11radiophysics11and11radiobiology




3. Your11patient11asked11you11why11dental11images11are11important.11Which11of11the11foll
owing11is11the11correct11response?
a. An11oral11examination11with11dental11images11limits11the11practitioner11to11what11is11seen11clinic
ally.
b. All11dental11diseases11and11conditions11produce11clinical11signs11and11symptoms.
c. Dental11images11are11not11a11necessary11component11of11comprehensive11patient11care.
d. Many11dental11diseases11are11typically11discovered11only11through11the11use11of11dental11images.
ANSWER-1 1 D
An11oral11examination11without11dental11images11limits11the11practitioner11to11what11is11seen11c
linically.11Many11dental11diseases11and11conditions11produce11no11clinical11signs11and11symptom
s.11Dental11images11are11a11necessary11component11of11comprehensive11patient11care.11Many11d
ental11diseases11are11typically11discovered11only11through11the11use11of11dental11images.
DIF: Application REF:1 1 Page1121 1 OBJ:1 1 2
TOP:11CDA,11RHS,11III.B.2.11Describe11the11characteristics11of11x-radiation
MSC:11NBDHE,112.011Obtaining11and11Interpreting11Radiographs11|11NBDHE,112.511General