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,Table of Contents
PART I. Radiation Basics
Chapter 1. Radiation History
Chapter 2. Radiation Physics
Chapter 3. Radiation Characteristics
Chapter 4. Radiation Biology
Chapter 5. Radiation Protection
PART II. Equipment, Film, and Processing Basics
Chapter 6. Dental X-Ray Equipment
Chapter 7. Dental X-Ray Film
Chapter 8. Dental X-Ray Image Characteristics
Chapter 9. Dental X-Ray Film Processing
Chapter 10. Quality Assurance in the Dental Office
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PART III. Dental Radiographer Basics
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Chapter 11. Dental Radiographs and the Dental Radiographer
Chapter 12. Patient Relations and the Dental Radiographer
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Chapter 13. Patient Education and the Dental Radiographer
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Chapter 14. Legal Issues and the Dental Radiographer
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Chapter 15. Infection Control and the Dental Radiographer
PART IV. Technique Basics
Chapter 16. Introduction to Radiographic Examinations
Chapter 17. Paralleling Technique
Chapter 18. Bisecting Technique
Chapter 19. Bite-Wing Technique
Chapter 20. Exposure and Technique Errors
Chapter 21. Occlusal and Localization Techniques
Chapter 22. Panoramic Imaging
Chapter 23. Extraoral Imaging
Chapter 24. Imaging of Patients with Special Needs
PART V. Digital Imaging Basics
Chapter 25. Digital Imaging
Chapter 26. Three-Dimensional Digital Imaging
PART VI. Normal Anatomy and Film Mounting Basics
Chapter 27. Normal Anatomy: Intraoral Images
Chapter 28. Film Mounting and Viewing
,Chapter 29. Normal Anatomy: Panoramic Images
PART VII. Image Interpretation Basics
Chapter 30. Introduction to Image Interpretation
Chapter 31. Descriptive Terminology
Chapter 32. Identification of Restorations, Dental Materials, and Foreign Objects
Chapter 33. Interpretation of Dental Caries
Chapter 34. Interpretation of Periodontal Disease
Chapter 35. Interpretation of Trauma and Pulpal and Periapical Lesions
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Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Radiation is defined as
a. a form of energy carried by waves or
streams of particles.
b. a beam of energy that has the power to
penetrate substances and record image
shadows on a receptor.
c. a high-energy radiation produced by the
collision of a beam of electrons with a
metal target in an x-ray tube.
d. a branch of medicine that deals with the
use of x-rays.
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Radiation is a form of energy carried by waves or streams of particles. An x-ray is a beam
of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image shadows on a
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receptor. X-radiation is a high-energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of
electrons with a metal target in an x-ray tube. Radiology is a branch of medicine that
deals with the use of x-rays.
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a. a beam of energy that has the power to
penetrate substances and record image
shadows 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 waves or a
stream of particles.
ANS: B
An x-ray is a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image
shadows 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
waves or streams of particles.
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,Table of Contents
PART I. Radiation Basics
Chapter 1. Radiation History
Chapter 2. Radiation Physics
Chapter 3. Radiation Characteristics
Chapter 4. Radiation Biology
Chapter 5. Radiation Protection
PART II. Equipment, Film, and Processing Basics
Chapter 6. Dental X-Ray Equipment
Chapter 7. Dental X-Ray Film
Chapter 8. Dental X-Ray Image Characteristics
Chapter 9. Dental X-Ray Film Processing
Chapter 10. Quality Assurance in the Dental Office
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PART III. Dental Radiographer Basics
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Chapter 11. Dental Radiographs and the Dental Radiographer
Chapter 12. Patient Relations and the Dental Radiographer
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Chapter 13. Patient Education and the Dental Radiographer
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Chapter 14. Legal Issues and the Dental Radiographer
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Chapter 15. Infection Control and the Dental Radiographer
PART IV. Technique Basics
Chapter 16. Introduction to Radiographic Examinations
Chapter 17. Paralleling Technique
Chapter 18. Bisecting Technique
Chapter 19. Bite-Wing Technique
Chapter 20. Exposure and Technique Errors
Chapter 21. Occlusal and Localization Techniques
Chapter 22. Panoramic Imaging
Chapter 23. Extraoral Imaging
Chapter 24. Imaging of Patients with Special Needs
PART V. Digital Imaging Basics
Chapter 25. Digital Imaging
Chapter 26. Three-Dimensional Digital Imaging
PART VI. Normal Anatomy and Film Mounting Basics
Chapter 27. Normal Anatomy: Intraoral Images
Chapter 28. Film Mounting and Viewing
,Chapter 29. Normal Anatomy: Panoramic Images
PART VII. Image Interpretation Basics
Chapter 30. Introduction to Image Interpretation
Chapter 31. Descriptive Terminology
Chapter 32. Identification of Restorations, Dental Materials, and Foreign Objects
Chapter 33. Interpretation of Dental Caries
Chapter 34. Interpretation of Periodontal Disease
Chapter 35. Interpretation of Trauma and Pulpal and Periapical Lesions
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Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Radiation is defined as
a. a form of energy carried by waves or
streams of particles.
b. a beam of energy that has the power to
penetrate substances and record image
shadows on a receptor.
c. a high-energy radiation produced by the
collision of a beam of electrons with a
metal target in an x-ray tube.
d. a branch of medicine that deals with the
use of x-rays.
ANS: A
Radiation is a form of energy carried by waves or streams of particles. An x-ray is a beam
of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image shadows on a
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receptor. X-radiation is a high-energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of
electrons with a metal target in an x-ray tube. Radiology is a branch of medicine that
deals with the use of x-rays.
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TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
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radiophysics and radiobiology
2. A radiograph is defined as
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a. a beam of energy that has the power to
penetrate substances and record image
shadows 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 waves or a
stream of particles.
ANS: B
An x-ray is a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image
shadows 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
waves or streams of particles.
