DENTAL ASSISTING RADIOLOGY PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS. COMPLETE
VERIFIED SOLUTION 2025.
AAleadAapronAandAaAthyroidAcollarA-AcorrectAanswer-mustAbeAusedAonAallApatientsAforAallAexposures
AAgoodAtechniqueAforAreducingAtheAradiationAexposureAtoAbothApatientAandAoperatorAisAtheAuseAofA-
AcorrectAanswer-fastAfilmAorAdigitalAimaging
AApatientAisAconcernedAwithAradiationAexposure.AYouAcanAassureAhimAthatAyourAofficeAusesAtheAALARAAc
oncept,AwhichAincludesA-AcorrectAanswer-
reducingAtheAnumberAofAexposures,AminimizingAretakes,AkeepingAexposureAlevelsAasAlowAasApossible
AllAofAtheAfollowingAstructuresAwillAappearAradiolucentAonAdentalAx-rayAfilmAexceptA-AcorrectAanswer-
metalArestorations
AnAexampleAofAcumulativeAradiationAexposureAisA-AcorrectAanswer-cataracts,Aleukemia,Acancer
AnythingAthatAoccupiesAspaceAandAhasAaAformAorAshapeAisA-AcorrectAanswer-matter
BecauseAtheAentireAx-
rayAareaAisAconsideredAaAradiationAhazardAarea,AaAradiationAhazardAsignAmustAbeApostedAinA-
AcorrectAanswer-sightAofApatients,AandAsightAofApersonnel
ChronicAradiationAexposureAoccursAwhenA_______AdoseAofAradiationAisAreceivedAoverAaA_______timeAper
iodA-AcorrectAanswer-small;Along
DamageAcausedAbyAionizingAx-radiationAtoAgeneticAcells:A-AcorrectAanswer-canAaffectAfutureAgenerations
DamageAtoAwhichAtypeAofAcellAisApassedAonAtoAfutureAgenerations?A-AcorrectAanswer-geneticAcell
, ExposureAtoAradiation:A-AcorrectAanswer-
noAmatterAhowAsmall,AhasAtheApotentialAtoAcauseAharmfulAbiologicAchange
HowAmuchAfiltrationAisAfederallyArequiredAforAaAdentalAx-rayAmachineAoperatingAoverA70AkVp?A-
AcorrectAanswer-2.5Amm
OneAofAtheArulesAofAradiationAprotectionAisAneverAstandAcloserAthanA_____AfeetAfromAtheAx-
rayAunitAduringAanAexposureA-AcorrectAanswer-6
PrimaryAradiationAis:A-AcorrectAanswer-alsoAcalledAtheAusefulAbeam,AtheAbeamAofAx-
rayAthatAcomesAfromAtheAtarget
SecondaryAradiation:A-AcorrectAanswer-referAtoAx-
radiationAthatAisAcreatedAwhenAtheAprimaryAbeamAinteractsAwithAmatter
TheAGuidelinesAforAPrescribingADentalARadiographsAissuedAbyAtheAADAAandAtheAFDAArecommendAwhic
hAofAtheAfollowingAdentalAimagingAproceduresAforAaApregnantApatient?A-AcorrectAanswer-
RadiographicAimagingAproceduresAdoAnotAneedAtoAbeAalteredAbecauseAofApregnancy
TheAmaximumApermissibleAdoseAforAanAoccupationalAworkerAforAanAindividualA18AyearsAofAageAorAolderAi
sA_____rem/yearA-AcorrectAanswer-5
TheAx-rayAwasAdiscoveredAonANovemberA8,A1895,Aby:A-AcorrectAanswer-WilhelmAConradARoentgen
WhoAshouldAholdAtheAfilmAinAaApatient'sAmouthAifAtheApatientAisAunableAtoAdoAso?A-AcorrectAanswer-
ParentAorArelativeAofAtheApatient
WhenAtheAmatterAswitchAisAon:A-AcorrectAanswer-theAelectronAcloudAisAemitted
AnAextraoralAdentalAx-rayAfilmAis:A-AcorrectAanswer-moreAsensitiveAtoAlightAthanAintraoralAfilm
AutomaticAfilmAprocessingArequiresA_____thanAmanualAfilmAprocessingAdoesA-AcorrectAanswer-
lessAequipment
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS. COMPLETE
VERIFIED SOLUTION 2025.
AAleadAapronAandAaAthyroidAcollarA-AcorrectAanswer-mustAbeAusedAonAallApatientsAforAallAexposures
AAgoodAtechniqueAforAreducingAtheAradiationAexposureAtoAbothApatientAandAoperatorAisAtheAuseAofA-
AcorrectAanswer-fastAfilmAorAdigitalAimaging
AApatientAisAconcernedAwithAradiationAexposure.AYouAcanAassureAhimAthatAyourAofficeAusesAtheAALARAAc
oncept,AwhichAincludesA-AcorrectAanswer-
reducingAtheAnumberAofAexposures,AminimizingAretakes,AkeepingAexposureAlevelsAasAlowAasApossible
AllAofAtheAfollowingAstructuresAwillAappearAradiolucentAonAdentalAx-rayAfilmAexceptA-AcorrectAanswer-
metalArestorations
AnAexampleAofAcumulativeAradiationAexposureAisA-AcorrectAanswer-cataracts,Aleukemia,Acancer
AnythingAthatAoccupiesAspaceAandAhasAaAformAorAshapeAisA-AcorrectAanswer-matter
BecauseAtheAentireAx-
rayAareaAisAconsideredAaAradiationAhazardAarea,AaAradiationAhazardAsignAmustAbeApostedAinA-
AcorrectAanswer-sightAofApatients,AandAsightAofApersonnel
ChronicAradiationAexposureAoccursAwhenA_______AdoseAofAradiationAisAreceivedAoverAaA_______timeAper
iodA-AcorrectAanswer-small;Along
DamageAcausedAbyAionizingAx-radiationAtoAgeneticAcells:A-AcorrectAanswer-canAaffectAfutureAgenerations
DamageAtoAwhichAtypeAofAcellAisApassedAonAtoAfutureAgenerations?A-AcorrectAanswer-geneticAcell
, ExposureAtoAradiation:A-AcorrectAanswer-
noAmatterAhowAsmall,AhasAtheApotentialAtoAcauseAharmfulAbiologicAchange
HowAmuchAfiltrationAisAfederallyArequiredAforAaAdentalAx-rayAmachineAoperatingAoverA70AkVp?A-
AcorrectAanswer-2.5Amm
OneAofAtheArulesAofAradiationAprotectionAisAneverAstandAcloserAthanA_____AfeetAfromAtheAx-
rayAunitAduringAanAexposureA-AcorrectAanswer-6
PrimaryAradiationAis:A-AcorrectAanswer-alsoAcalledAtheAusefulAbeam,AtheAbeamAofAx-
rayAthatAcomesAfromAtheAtarget
SecondaryAradiation:A-AcorrectAanswer-referAtoAx-
radiationAthatAisAcreatedAwhenAtheAprimaryAbeamAinteractsAwithAmatter
TheAGuidelinesAforAPrescribingADentalARadiographsAissuedAbyAtheAADAAandAtheAFDAArecommendAwhic
hAofAtheAfollowingAdentalAimagingAproceduresAforAaApregnantApatient?A-AcorrectAanswer-
RadiographicAimagingAproceduresAdoAnotAneedAtoAbeAalteredAbecauseAofApregnancy
TheAmaximumApermissibleAdoseAforAanAoccupationalAworkerAforAanAindividualA18AyearsAofAageAorAolderAi
sA_____rem/yearA-AcorrectAanswer-5
TheAx-rayAwasAdiscoveredAonANovemberA8,A1895,Aby:A-AcorrectAanswer-WilhelmAConradARoentgen
WhoAshouldAholdAtheAfilmAinAaApatient'sAmouthAifAtheApatientAisAunableAtoAdoAso?A-AcorrectAanswer-
ParentAorArelativeAofAtheApatient
WhenAtheAmatterAswitchAisAon:A-AcorrectAanswer-theAelectronAcloudAisAemitted
AnAextraoralAdentalAx-rayAfilmAis:A-AcorrectAanswer-moreAsensitiveAtoAlightAthanAintraoralAfilm
AutomaticAfilmAprocessingArequiresA_____thanAmanualAfilmAprocessingAdoesA-AcorrectAanswer-
lessAequipment