DIGITAL IMAGE FINAL EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Digital copy of light patterns seen in the computer software - ✔✔Photons that
interact on the CCD surface generate charge that can be read by electronics and turned
into a...
✔✔Shade of gray - ✔✔The computer used in digital imaging converts the electronic
signal from the sensor into a _____________________that is viewed on the computer
monitor
✔✔digitizes, processes, and stores - ✔✔The computer
________________________________________ information received from the sensor
✔✔0.5 to 120 seconds - ✔✔An image is recorded on a computer monitor how quickly?
✔✔-stored permanently on the computer
-printed on a hardcopy for record
-transmit it electronically to outside sources - ✔✔Explain what may done with these
images captured by sensor and sent to the computer following x-rays.
✔✔-Direct digital imaging
-indirect digital imaging - ✔✔What are the two types of digital imaging?
✔✔scanning traditional radiographs or Storage phosphor imaging - ✔✔Indirect digital
imaging involves 1 of 2 things.
✔✔The method of how the image is obtained and what size the receptor plates are -
✔✔Where does the difference lie between direct digital imaging and indirect digital
imaging?
✔✔X-ray machine, intraoral sensor, computer monitor - ✔✔List the components of
direct digital imaging
✔✔-sensor place inside the mouth
-sensor captures radiographic images and transmits them to computer
-software is used to enhance and store image - ✔✔What is the process of direct digital
imaging?
✔✔CCD camera and a computer - ✔✔What are the components used in indirect digital
imaging when copying an existing xray film?
✔✔CCD camera - ✔✔An existing X-ray film is digitized using a...
, ✔✔Computer monitor - ✔✔Following use of CCD camera the image is displayed on a...
✔✔Storage phosphor imaging - ✔✔A wireless indirect digital imaging system
✔✔Phosphors - ✔✔In Storage phosphor imaging a reusable image plate coated with
__________________ is used instead of a sensor with a fiber optic cable
✔✔They are flexible and fit into the mouth easily - ✔✔The phosphor coated plates are
what, in terms of structure and ability to fit into the mouth?
✔✔High speed scanner - ✔✔After the Image is captured on the phosphor coated plate
a _________________________ is used to convert the information into electronic files
✔✔Less - ✔✔Indirect Digital imaging is ____________ rapid then direct digital imaging
✔✔No the image capture is sent directly to the computer - ✔✔Does direct digital
imaging involve a high speed scanner?
✔✔Manufacturer provided instruction booklet - ✔✔It is critical to refer to the
________________________________________________________ for information
concerning the operation of the system, equipment preparation, patient preparation and
exposure
✔✔sealed and waterproofed - ✔✔For protection, each sensor is...
✔✔Disposable barrier - ✔✔The sensor must be covered with a
_______________________ because it cannot be sterilized
✔✔By bite-block attachments or beam alignment devices - ✔✔How is the digital sensor
held in the mouth?
✔✔Paralleling technique - ✔✔What is the preferred exposure method with digital
imaging?
✔✔receptor holders - ✔✔What must be used to stabilize a sensor in the mouth?
✔✔area of interest - ✔✔As with conventional intraoral film, the sensor is centered over
the...
✔✔-superior grayscale resolution
-reduced exposure to X radiation
-increase speed of image viewing
-lower equipment and film cost
-increased efficiency
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Digital copy of light patterns seen in the computer software - ✔✔Photons that
interact on the CCD surface generate charge that can be read by electronics and turned
into a...
✔✔Shade of gray - ✔✔The computer used in digital imaging converts the electronic
signal from the sensor into a _____________________that is viewed on the computer
monitor
✔✔digitizes, processes, and stores - ✔✔The computer
________________________________________ information received from the sensor
✔✔0.5 to 120 seconds - ✔✔An image is recorded on a computer monitor how quickly?
✔✔-stored permanently on the computer
-printed on a hardcopy for record
-transmit it electronically to outside sources - ✔✔Explain what may done with these
images captured by sensor and sent to the computer following x-rays.
✔✔-Direct digital imaging
-indirect digital imaging - ✔✔What are the two types of digital imaging?
✔✔scanning traditional radiographs or Storage phosphor imaging - ✔✔Indirect digital
imaging involves 1 of 2 things.
✔✔The method of how the image is obtained and what size the receptor plates are -
✔✔Where does the difference lie between direct digital imaging and indirect digital
imaging?
✔✔X-ray machine, intraoral sensor, computer monitor - ✔✔List the components of
direct digital imaging
✔✔-sensor place inside the mouth
-sensor captures radiographic images and transmits them to computer
-software is used to enhance and store image - ✔✔What is the process of direct digital
imaging?
✔✔CCD camera and a computer - ✔✔What are the components used in indirect digital
imaging when copying an existing xray film?
✔✔CCD camera - ✔✔An existing X-ray film is digitized using a...
, ✔✔Computer monitor - ✔✔Following use of CCD camera the image is displayed on a...
✔✔Storage phosphor imaging - ✔✔A wireless indirect digital imaging system
✔✔Phosphors - ✔✔In Storage phosphor imaging a reusable image plate coated with
__________________ is used instead of a sensor with a fiber optic cable
✔✔They are flexible and fit into the mouth easily - ✔✔The phosphor coated plates are
what, in terms of structure and ability to fit into the mouth?
✔✔High speed scanner - ✔✔After the Image is captured on the phosphor coated plate
a _________________________ is used to convert the information into electronic files
✔✔Less - ✔✔Indirect Digital imaging is ____________ rapid then direct digital imaging
✔✔No the image capture is sent directly to the computer - ✔✔Does direct digital
imaging involve a high speed scanner?
✔✔Manufacturer provided instruction booklet - ✔✔It is critical to refer to the
________________________________________________________ for information
concerning the operation of the system, equipment preparation, patient preparation and
exposure
✔✔sealed and waterproofed - ✔✔For protection, each sensor is...
✔✔Disposable barrier - ✔✔The sensor must be covered with a
_______________________ because it cannot be sterilized
✔✔By bite-block attachments or beam alignment devices - ✔✔How is the digital sensor
held in the mouth?
✔✔Paralleling technique - ✔✔What is the preferred exposure method with digital
imaging?
✔✔receptor holders - ✔✔What must be used to stabilize a sensor in the mouth?
✔✔area of interest - ✔✔As with conventional intraoral film, the sensor is centered over
the...
✔✔-superior grayscale resolution
-reduced exposure to X radiation
-increase speed of image viewing
-lower equipment and film cost
-increased efficiency
