RADIOLOGY TEST MDAS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
_____ is the emission of energy in the form of waves through space or a material. - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔Radiation
_____ is a high-energy ionizing electromagnetic radiation. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔X-radiation
A form of ionizing radiation is the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔X-ray
_____ is the science or study of radiation as used in medicine. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Radiology
An _____ image produced on photosensitive film by exposing the film to x-rays and then
processing it. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Radiograph
The making of radiographs of the teeth and adjacent structures through exposure to x-rays is
_____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Dental Radiography
_____ is radiation that produces ionization. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Ionizing radiation
The positive electrode in the x-ray tube is the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Anode
The negative electrode in the x-ray tube is the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Cathode
,The _____ is the most penetrating beam produced at the target of the anode. - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔Primary beam
An electrically charged particle is an _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Ion
The _____ is the x-ray tube peak voltage used during an x-ray exposure. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Peak kilovoltage
A _____ is 1/1000 of an ampere, a unit of measurement used to describe the intensity of an
electric current. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Milliampere
Tiny negatively charged particles found in the atom are _____. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Electrons
The _____ is a focal spot in the anode. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Tungsten target
_____ is the difference in degrees of blackness on a radiograph. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Contrast
_____ is the overall darkness or blackness of a radiograph. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Density
The amount of energy absorbed by tissues is its _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Dose
_____ are effects of radiation that are passed on to future generations through genetic cells. -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Genetic effects
Effects of radiation that cause illness that is responsible for poor health are _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔Somatic effects
, The period of time between exposure to ionizing radiation and the appearance of symptoms is
the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Latent period
_____ is a concept of radiation protection that states that all exposures should be kept "as low
as reasonably achievable." - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ALARA
A _____ is a minute bundle of pure energy that has no weight or mass. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Photon
Anything that occupies space and has form or shape is _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Matter
_____ is a filmless method of capturing an image and displaying it by using an image sensor, an
electronic signal, and a computer to process and store the image. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Digital imaging
The blurred or indistinct area that surrounds an image is _____. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Penumbra
A film-based or digitally produced recording of an anatomic structure is an _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔Image
An _____ is a recording medium for images such as a film or sensor. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Image receptor
The ability to do work takes _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Energy
Who discovered X-rays? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
_____ is the emission of energy in the form of waves through space or a material. - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔Radiation
_____ is a high-energy ionizing electromagnetic radiation. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔X-radiation
A form of ionizing radiation is the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔X-ray
_____ is the science or study of radiation as used in medicine. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Radiology
An _____ image produced on photosensitive film by exposing the film to x-rays and then
processing it. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Radiograph
The making of radiographs of the teeth and adjacent structures through exposure to x-rays is
_____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Dental Radiography
_____ is radiation that produces ionization. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Ionizing radiation
The positive electrode in the x-ray tube is the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Anode
The negative electrode in the x-ray tube is the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Cathode
,The _____ is the most penetrating beam produced at the target of the anode. - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔Primary beam
An electrically charged particle is an _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Ion
The _____ is the x-ray tube peak voltage used during an x-ray exposure. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Peak kilovoltage
A _____ is 1/1000 of an ampere, a unit of measurement used to describe the intensity of an
electric current. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Milliampere
Tiny negatively charged particles found in the atom are _____. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Electrons
The _____ is a focal spot in the anode. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Tungsten target
_____ is the difference in degrees of blackness on a radiograph. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Contrast
_____ is the overall darkness or blackness of a radiograph. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Density
The amount of energy absorbed by tissues is its _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Dose
_____ are effects of radiation that are passed on to future generations through genetic cells. -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Genetic effects
Effects of radiation that cause illness that is responsible for poor health are _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔Somatic effects
, The period of time between exposure to ionizing radiation and the appearance of symptoms is
the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Latent period
_____ is a concept of radiation protection that states that all exposures should be kept "as low
as reasonably achievable." - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔ALARA
A _____ is a minute bundle of pure energy that has no weight or mass. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Photon
Anything that occupies space and has form or shape is _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Matter
_____ is a filmless method of capturing an image and displaying it by using an image sensor, an
electronic signal, and a computer to process and store the image. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Digital imaging
The blurred or indistinct area that surrounds an image is _____. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Penumbra
A film-based or digitally produced recording of an anatomic structure is an _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔Image
An _____ is a recording medium for images such as a film or sensor. - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔Image receptor
The ability to do work takes _____. - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Energy
Who discovered X-rays? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
