Test Bank for Dental Radiography, Principles and Techniques, Joen Iannucci & Laura Jansen Howerton, 6th Edition

TEST BANK-
Dental Radiography: Principles and Techniques
Author: Joen Iannucci & Laura Jansen Howerton

6th Edition

,TABLE OF CONTENTS:
PART I: Radiation Basics and Dental Image Characteristics
1. Radiation History

2. Radiation Physics

3. Radiation Biology

4. Radiation Protection

5. Radiation Characteristics

6. Dental X-Ray Image Characteristics

PART II: Equipment and Digital Imaging Basics
7. Dental X-Ray Equipment

8. Digital Imaging

PART III: Film Imaging Basics
9. Dental X-Ray Film

10. Film Processing

11. Film Mounting and Viewing

PART IV: Dental Radiographer Basics
12. Dental Images and the Dental Radiographer

13. Patient Relations and the Dental Radiographer

14. Patient Education and the Dental Radiographer

15. Legal Issues and the Dental Radiographer

16. Infection Control and the Dental Radiographer

17. Quality Assurance in the Dental Office

PART V: Intraoral Technique Basics
18. Introduction to Dental Imaging Examinations

19. Paralleling Technique

20. Bisecting Technique

21. Bite-Wing Technique

22. Exposure and Technique Errors

,23. Occlusal and Localization Techniques

24. Imaging of Patients with Special Needs

PART VI: Extraoral Imaging Basics
25. Panoramic Imaging

26. Extraoral Imaging

27. Three-Dimensional Digital Imaging

PART VII: Normal Anatomy Basics
28. Normal Anatomy: Intraoral Images

29. Normal Anatomy: Panoramic Images

PART VIII: Image Interpretation Basics
30. Introduction to Image Interpretation

31. Descriptive Terminology

32. Identification of Restorations, Dental Materials, and Foreign Objects

33. Interpretation of Dental Caries

34. Interpretation of Periodontal Disease

35. Interpretation of Trauma, Pulpal Lesions, and Periapical Lesions

, Chapter 01: Radiation History

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

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