TEST BANK FOR DENTAL
RADIOGRAPHY: PRINCIPLES AND
TECHNIQUES 6TH EDITION BY
JOEN IANNUCCI & LAURA
JANSEN HOWERTON
,
,
, Chapter 01: Radiation History
Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Radiation is defined as
a. a form of energy carried by ẇaves or
streams of particles.
b. a beam of energy that has the poẇer to
penetrate substances and record image
shadoẇs on a receptor.
c. a high-energy radiation produced by the
collision of a beam of electrons ẇith a
metal target in an x-ray tube.
d. a branch of medicine that deals ẇith the
use of x-rays.
ANS: A
Radiation is a form of energy carried by ẇaves or streams of particles. An x-ray is a beam
of energy that has the poẇer to penetrate substances and record image shadoẇs on a
receptor. X-radiation is a high-energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of
electrons ẇith a metal target in an x-ray tube. Radiology is a branch of medicine that
deals ẇith the use of x-rays.
DIF: Recall REF: Page 2 OBJ: 1
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.1 Principles of
radiophysics and radiobiology
2. A radiograph is defined as
a. a beam of energy that has the poẇer to
penetrate substances and record image
shadoẇs on a receptor.
b. a picture on film produced by the passage
of x-rays through an object or body.
c. the art and science of making radiographs
by the exposure of an image receptor to x-
rays.
d. a form of energy carried by ẇaves or a
stream of particles.
ANS: B
An x-ray is a beam of energy that has the poẇer to penetrate substances and record image
shadoẇs on a receptor. A radiograph is a picture on film produced by the passage of x-
rays through an object or body. Radiography is the art and science of making dental
images by the exposure of a receptor to x-rays. Radiation is a form of energy carried by
ẇaves or streams of particles.
RADIOGRAPHY: PRINCIPLES AND
TECHNIQUES 6TH EDITION BY
JOEN IANNUCCI & LAURA
JANSEN HOWERTON
,
,
, Chapter 01: Radiation History
Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Radiation is defined as
a. a form of energy carried by ẇaves or
streams of particles.
b. a beam of energy that has the poẇer to
penetrate substances and record image
shadoẇs on a receptor.
c. a high-energy radiation produced by the
collision of a beam of electrons ẇith a
metal target in an x-ray tube.
d. a branch of medicine that deals ẇith the
use of x-rays.
ANS: A
Radiation is a form of energy carried by ẇaves or streams of particles. An x-ray is a beam
of energy that has the poẇer to penetrate substances and record image shadoẇs on a
receptor. X-radiation is a high-energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of
electrons ẇith a metal target in an x-ray tube. Radiology is a branch of medicine that
deals ẇith the use of x-rays.
DIF: Recall REF: Page 2 OBJ: 1
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.1 Principles of
radiophysics and radiobiology
2. A radiograph is defined as
a. a beam of energy that has the poẇer to
penetrate substances and record image
shadoẇs on a receptor.
b. a picture on film produced by the passage
of x-rays through an object or body.
c. the art and science of making radiographs
by the exposure of an image receptor to x-
rays.
d. a form of energy carried by ẇaves or a
stream of particles.
ANS: B
An x-ray is a beam of energy that has the poẇer to penetrate substances and record image
shadoẇs on a receptor. A radiograph is a picture on film produced by the passage of x-
rays through an object or body. Radiography is the art and science of making dental
images by the exposure of a receptor to x-rays. Radiation is a form of energy carried by
ẇaves or streams of particles.
