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TEST BANK FOR DENTAL
RADIOGRAPHY AND TECHNIQUES
6th EDITION BY JOEN M IANNUCCI
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Chapter 01: Radiation History
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 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.
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
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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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