TEST BANK For Dental Radiography:
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Principles and Techniques 6th Edition
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by Joen Iannucci & Laura Jansen Howerton Chapte
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rs 1 - 35 | Complete
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,Chapter 01: Radiation History
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Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLEh CHOICE
1. Radiationh ish definedh as
a. ah formh ofh energyh carriedh byh wavesh orh streamsh ofh particles.
b. ahbeamhofhenergyhthathhashthehpowerhtohpenetratehsubstanceshandhrecordhimh ag
eshadowshonhahreceptor.
c. ah high-
energyhradiationhproducedhbyhthehcollisionhofhahbeamhofhelectronshwithhameth
alhtargethinhanhx-rayhtube.
d. ah branchh ofh medicineh thath dealsh withh theh useh ofh x-rays.
ANSWER:ChA
Radiationh ish ah formh ofh energyh carriedh byh wavesh orh streamsh ofh particles.h Anh x-
rayhishahbeamhofenergyhthathhashthehpowerh tohpenetratehsubstancesh andh recordhimagehshadh ows
honhahreceptor.
X-radiationh ish ah high-
energyhradiationh producedh byhtheh collisionh ofhahbeamh ofhelectronsh withh ametalh targeth inh anhx-
rayhtube.h Radiologyhish ah branchh ofh medicineh thath dealsh withh theh useh of
x-rays.
DIF: Recall REF: Pageh 2 OBJ:h 1
TOP:h CDA,h RHS,h III.B.2.h Describeh theh characteristicsh ofh x-radiation
MSC:h NBDHE,h2.0hObtaininghandhInterpretinghRadiographsh|hNBDHE,h2.1hPrincipleshofhradiophysich sa
ndhradiobiology
2. Ah radiographh ish definedh as
a. ahbeamhofhenergyhthathhashthehpowerhtohpenetratehsubstanceshandhrecordhimh ag
eshadowshonhahreceptor.
b. ah pictureh onh filmh producedh byh theh passageh ofh x-raysh throughh anh objecth orh body.
c. theh arth andh scienceh ofh makingh radiographsh byh theh exposureh ofh anh imageh receptohrh
tox-rays.
d. ah formh ofh energyh carriedh byh wavesh orh ah streamh ofh particles.
ANSWER:ChB
Anh x-
rayhishahbeamhofhenergyhthathhashtheh powerhtohpenetratehsubstancesh andh recordhimageh shadh ow
sh onh ah receptor.h Ah radiographh ish ah pictureh onh filmh producedh byhtheh passageh ofh x-
rayshthroughh anhobjecthorhbody.h Radiographyhishtheharthandhsciencehofhmakinghdentalhimagh
eshbyhtheexposurehofhahreceptorhtohx-
rays.h Radiationh ish ah formh ofh energyh carriedh byh wavesh orh streamsh ofh particles.
DIF: Comprehension REF: Pageh 2
OBJ:h 1hTOP:h CDA,hRHS,hIII.B.2.hDescribehthehcharacteristicshofhx
-radiation
MSC:h NBDHE,h2.0hObtaininghandhInterpretinghRadiographsh|hNBDHE,h2.1hPrincipleshofhradiophysich sa
ndhradiobiology
3. YourCpatienthaskedhyouhwhyhdentalhimagesharehimportant.hWhichhofhthehfollowinghish th
ecorrecthresponse?
a. Anhoralhexaminationhwithhdentalhimageshlimitshthehpractitionerhtohwhathishsehenh
clinically.
b. Allh dentalh diseasesh andh conditionsh produceh clinicalh signsh andh symptoms.
, c. Dentalh imagesh areh noth ah necessaryh componenth ofh comprehensiveh patienth care.
d. Manyhdentalhdiseasesharehtypicallyhdiscoveredhonlyhthroughhthehusehofhdenhtal
images.
ANSWER:ChD
Anhoralhexaminationhwithouthdentalhimageshlimitshthehpractitionerhtohwhathishseenhclinically.h Man
yhdentalhdiseaseshandhconditionshproducehnohclinicalhsignshandhsymptoms.hDentalhimagesh areh ah n
ecessaryh componenth ofh comprehensiveh patienth care.h Manyh dentalh diseasesh areh typicallhyhdiscov
eredhonlyhthroughhthehusehofhdentalhimages.
DIF: Application REF: Pageh 2 OBJ:h 2
TOP:h CDA,h RHS,h III.B.2.h Describeh theh characteristicsh ofh x-radiation
MSC:h NBDHE,h 2.0h Obtainingh andh Interpretingh Radiographsh |h NBDHE,h 2.5h General
4. Theh x-rayh wash discoveredh by
a. Heinrichh Geissler
b. Wilhelmh Roentgen
c. Johannh Hittorf
d. Williamh Crookes
ANSWER:ChB
HeinrichhGeisslerhbuilththehfirsthvacuumhtubehinh1838.h WilhelmhRoentgenhdiscoveredhtheh x-
rayhonh Novemberh8,h1895.hJohannhHittorfhobservedhinh1870hthath dischargeshemittedhfromhth heh
negativehelectrodehofhahvacuumhtubehtraveledhinhstraighthlines,hproducedhheat,handhresulth edhinha
hgreenishhfluorescence.hWilliamhCrookeshdiscoveredhinhthehlateh1870shthathcathodehrhayshwerehs
treamshofhchargedhparticles.
DIF: Recall REF: Pageh 2 OBJ:h 4
TOP:h CDA,h RHS,h III.B.2.h Describeh theh characteristicsh ofh x-radiation
MSC:h NBDHE,h 2.0h Obtainingh andh Interpretingh Radiographsh |h NBDHE,h 2.5h General
5. Whoh exposedh theh firsth dentalh radiographh inh theh Unitedh Statesh usingh ah liveh person?
a. Ottoh Walkoff
b. Wilhelmh Roentgen
c. Edmundh Kells
d. Westonh Price
ANSWER:Ch C
OttohWalkoffhwashahGermanhdentisthwhohmadehthehfirsthdentalhradiograph.hWilhelmhRoentgh enh
washahBavarianhphysicisthwhohdiscoveredhthehx-
ray.h EdmundhKellshexposedhthehfirsthdentalhradiographhinhthehUnitedhStateshusinghahlivehpersh
on. Pricehintroducedhthehbisectinghtechniquehinh1904.
DIF: Recall REF: Pageh 4 OBJ:h 5
TOP:h CDA,h RHS,h III.B.2.h Describeh theh characteristicsh ofh x-radiation
MSC:h NBDHE,h 2.0h Obtainingh andh Interpretingh Radiographsh |h NBDHE,h 2.5h General
6. Currenth fasth radiographich filmh requires
%h lessh exposureh timeh thanh theh initialh exposuretimesh usedh inh 1920.
a. 33
b. 98
c. 73
, d. 2
ANSWER:ChD
Currenthfasthradiographichfilmhrequiresh98%hlesshexposurehtimehthanhthehinitialhexposurehtih me
susedhinh1920.
DIF: Comprehension REF: Pageh 5
OBJ:h 6hTOP:h CDA,hRHS,hIII.B.2.hDescribehthehcharacteristicshofhx
-radiation
MSC:h NBDHE,h 2.0h Obtainingh andh Interpretingh Radiographsh |h NBDHE,h 2.5h General
7. Whoh modifiedh theh parallelingh techniqueh withh theh introductionh ofh theh long-coneh technique?
a. C.h Edmundh Kells
b. Franklinh W.h McCormack
c. F.h Gordonh Fitzgerald
d. Howardh Rileyh Raper
ANSWER:ChC
C.hEdmundhKellshintroducedhthehparallelinghtechniquehinh1896.hFranklinhW.hMcCormackhrheint
roducedhthehparallelinghtechniquehinh1920.hF.hGordonhFitzgeraldhmodifiedhthehparallelinhgtech
niquehwithhthehintroductionhofhthehlong-
conehtechnique.hThishishthehtechniquehcurrentlyhused.hHowardhRileyhRaperhmodifiedhthehbihsec
tinghtechniquehandhintroducedhthehbite-winghtechniquehinh1925.
DIF: Recall REF: Pageh 4 OBJ:h 7
TOP:h CDA,h RHS,h III.B.2.h Describeh theh characteristicsh ofh x-radiation
MSC:h NBDHE,h 2.0h Obtainingh andh Interpretingh Radiographsh |h NBDHE,h 2.5h General
8. Whichh ofh theh followingh ish anh advantageh ofh digitalh imaging?
a. Increasedh patienth radiationh exposure
b. Increasedh patienth comfort
c. Increasedh speedh forh viewingh images
d. Increasedh chemicalh usage
ANSWER:ChC
Patienth exposureh ish reducedh withh digitalh imaging.h Digitalh sensorsh areh moreh sensitiveh toh x-
hrayshthanhfilm.hDigitalhsensorsharehrigidhandhbulky,hcausinghdecreasedhpatienthcomfort.hThehih m
ageh fromh digitalh sensorsh ish uploadedh directlyh toh theh computerh andh monitorh withouth theh neehdhf
orhchemicalhprocessing.hThishallowshforhimmediatehinterpretationhandhevaluation.hThehimahgeh fr
omdigitalh sensorsh ish uploadedh directlyh toh theh computerh andh monitorh withouth theh needh fhorhche
micalprocessing.
DIF: Comprehension REF: Pageh 6
OBJ:h7hTOP:h CDA,hRHS,hI.B.2.hDemonstratehbasichknowledgehofhdih gi
talhradiography
MSC:h NBDHE,h 2.0h Obtainingh andh Interpretingh Radiographsh |h NBDHE,h 2.5h General
9. Whichh discoveryh wash theh precursorh toh theh discoveryh ofh x-rays?
a. Betah particles
b. Alphah particles
c. Cathodeh rays
d. Radioactiveh materials
ANSWER:ChC
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Principles and Techniques 6th Edition
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by Joen Iannucci & Laura Jansen Howerton Chapte
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rs 1 - 35 | Complete
h h h h h
,Chapter 01: Radiation History
h h h
Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 6th Edition
h h h h
MULTIPLEh CHOICE
1. Radiationh ish definedh as
a. ah formh ofh energyh carriedh byh wavesh orh streamsh ofh particles.
b. ahbeamhofhenergyhthathhashthehpowerhtohpenetratehsubstanceshandhrecordhimh ag
eshadowshonhahreceptor.
c. ah high-
energyhradiationhproducedhbyhthehcollisionhofhahbeamhofhelectronshwithhameth
alhtargethinhanhx-rayhtube.
d. ah branchh ofh medicineh thath dealsh withh theh useh ofh x-rays.
ANSWER:ChA
Radiationh ish ah formh ofh energyh carriedh byh wavesh orh streamsh ofh particles.h Anh x-
rayhishahbeamhofenergyhthathhashthehpowerh tohpenetratehsubstancesh andh recordhimagehshadh ows
honhahreceptor.
X-radiationh ish ah high-
energyhradiationh producedh byhtheh collisionh ofhahbeamh ofhelectronsh withh ametalh targeth inh anhx-
rayhtube.h Radiologyhish ah branchh ofh medicineh thath dealsh withh theh useh of
x-rays.
DIF: Recall REF: Pageh 2 OBJ:h 1
TOP:h CDA,h RHS,h III.B.2.h Describeh theh characteristicsh ofh x-radiation
MSC:h NBDHE,h2.0hObtaininghandhInterpretinghRadiographsh|hNBDHE,h2.1hPrincipleshofhradiophysich sa
ndhradiobiology
2. Ah radiographh ish definedh as
a. ahbeamhofhenergyhthathhashthehpowerhtohpenetratehsubstanceshandhrecordhimh ag
eshadowshonhahreceptor.
b. ah pictureh onh filmh producedh byh theh passageh ofh x-raysh throughh anh objecth orh body.
c. theh arth andh scienceh ofh makingh radiographsh byh theh exposureh ofh anh imageh receptohrh
tox-rays.
d. ah formh ofh energyh carriedh byh wavesh orh ah streamh ofh particles.
ANSWER:ChB
Anh x-
rayhishahbeamhofhenergyhthathhashtheh powerhtohpenetratehsubstancesh andh recordhimageh shadh ow
sh onh ah receptor.h Ah radiographh ish ah pictureh onh filmh producedh byhtheh passageh ofh x-
rayshthroughh anhobjecthorhbody.h Radiographyhishtheharthandhsciencehofhmakinghdentalhimagh
eshbyhtheexposurehofhahreceptorhtohx-
rays.h Radiationh ish ah formh ofh energyh carriedh byh wavesh orh streamsh ofh particles.
DIF: Comprehension REF: Pageh 2
OBJ:h 1hTOP:h CDA,hRHS,hIII.B.2.hDescribehthehcharacteristicshofhx
-radiation
MSC:h NBDHE,h2.0hObtaininghandhInterpretinghRadiographsh|hNBDHE,h2.1hPrincipleshofhradiophysich sa
ndhradiobiology
3. YourCpatienthaskedhyouhwhyhdentalhimagesharehimportant.hWhichhofhthehfollowinghish th
ecorrecthresponse?
a. Anhoralhexaminationhwithhdentalhimageshlimitshthehpractitionerhtohwhathishsehenh
clinically.
b. Allh dentalh diseasesh andh conditionsh produceh clinicalh signsh andh symptoms.
, c. Dentalh imagesh areh noth ah necessaryh componenth ofh comprehensiveh patienth care.
d. Manyhdentalhdiseasesharehtypicallyhdiscoveredhonlyhthroughhthehusehofhdenhtal
images.
ANSWER:ChD
Anhoralhexaminationhwithouthdentalhimageshlimitshthehpractitionerhtohwhathishseenhclinically.h Man
yhdentalhdiseaseshandhconditionshproducehnohclinicalhsignshandhsymptoms.hDentalhimagesh areh ah n
ecessaryh componenth ofh comprehensiveh patienth care.h Manyh dentalh diseasesh areh typicallhyhdiscov
eredhonlyhthroughhthehusehofhdentalhimages.
DIF: Application REF: Pageh 2 OBJ:h 2
TOP:h CDA,h RHS,h III.B.2.h Describeh theh characteristicsh ofh x-radiation
MSC:h NBDHE,h 2.0h Obtainingh andh Interpretingh Radiographsh |h NBDHE,h 2.5h General
4. Theh x-rayh wash discoveredh by
a. Heinrichh Geissler
b. Wilhelmh Roentgen
c. Johannh Hittorf
d. Williamh Crookes
ANSWER:ChB
HeinrichhGeisslerhbuilththehfirsthvacuumhtubehinh1838.h WilhelmhRoentgenhdiscoveredhtheh x-
rayhonh Novemberh8,h1895.hJohannhHittorfhobservedhinh1870hthath dischargeshemittedhfromhth heh
negativehelectrodehofhahvacuumhtubehtraveledhinhstraighthlines,hproducedhheat,handhresulth edhinha
hgreenishhfluorescence.hWilliamhCrookeshdiscoveredhinhthehlateh1870shthathcathodehrhayshwerehs
treamshofhchargedhparticles.
DIF: Recall REF: Pageh 2 OBJ:h 4
TOP:h CDA,h RHS,h III.B.2.h Describeh theh characteristicsh ofh x-radiation
MSC:h NBDHE,h 2.0h Obtainingh andh Interpretingh Radiographsh |h NBDHE,h 2.5h General
5. Whoh exposedh theh firsth dentalh radiographh inh theh Unitedh Statesh usingh ah liveh person?
a. Ottoh Walkoff
b. Wilhelmh Roentgen
c. Edmundh Kells
d. Westonh Price
ANSWER:Ch C
OttohWalkoffhwashahGermanhdentisthwhohmadehthehfirsthdentalhradiograph.hWilhelmhRoentgh enh
washahBavarianhphysicisthwhohdiscoveredhthehx-
ray.h EdmundhKellshexposedhthehfirsthdentalhradiographhinhthehUnitedhStateshusinghahlivehpersh
on. Pricehintroducedhthehbisectinghtechniquehinh1904.
DIF: Recall REF: Pageh 4 OBJ:h 5
TOP:h CDA,h RHS,h III.B.2.h Describeh theh characteristicsh ofh x-radiation
MSC:h NBDHE,h 2.0h Obtainingh andh Interpretingh Radiographsh |h NBDHE,h 2.5h General
6. Currenth fasth radiographich filmh requires
%h lessh exposureh timeh thanh theh initialh exposuretimesh usedh inh 1920.
a. 33
b. 98
c. 73
, d. 2
ANSWER:ChD
Currenthfasthradiographichfilmhrequiresh98%hlesshexposurehtimehthanhthehinitialhexposurehtih me
susedhinh1920.
DIF: Comprehension REF: Pageh 5
OBJ:h 6hTOP:h CDA,hRHS,hIII.B.2.hDescribehthehcharacteristicshofhx
-radiation
MSC:h NBDHE,h 2.0h Obtainingh andh Interpretingh Radiographsh |h NBDHE,h 2.5h General
7. Whoh modifiedh theh parallelingh techniqueh withh theh introductionh ofh theh long-coneh technique?
a. C.h Edmundh Kells
b. Franklinh W.h McCormack
c. F.h Gordonh Fitzgerald
d. Howardh Rileyh Raper
ANSWER:ChC
C.hEdmundhKellshintroducedhthehparallelinghtechniquehinh1896.hFranklinhW.hMcCormackhrheint
roducedhthehparallelinghtechniquehinh1920.hF.hGordonhFitzgeraldhmodifiedhthehparallelinhgtech
niquehwithhthehintroductionhofhthehlong-
conehtechnique.hThishishthehtechniquehcurrentlyhused.hHowardhRileyhRaperhmodifiedhthehbihsec
tinghtechniquehandhintroducedhthehbite-winghtechniquehinh1925.
DIF: Recall REF: Pageh 4 OBJ:h 7
TOP:h CDA,h RHS,h III.B.2.h Describeh theh characteristicsh ofh x-radiation
MSC:h NBDHE,h 2.0h Obtainingh andh Interpretingh Radiographsh |h NBDHE,h 2.5h General
8. Whichh ofh theh followingh ish anh advantageh ofh digitalh imaging?
a. Increasedh patienth radiationh exposure
b. Increasedh patienth comfort
c. Increasedh speedh forh viewingh images
d. Increasedh chemicalh usage
ANSWER:ChC
Patienth exposureh ish reducedh withh digitalh imaging.h Digitalh sensorsh areh moreh sensitiveh toh x-
hrayshthanhfilm.hDigitalhsensorsharehrigidhandhbulky,hcausinghdecreasedhpatienthcomfort.hThehih m
ageh fromh digitalh sensorsh ish uploadedh directlyh toh theh computerh andh monitorh withouth theh neehdhf
orhchemicalhprocessing.hThishallowshforhimmediatehinterpretationhandhevaluation.hThehimahgeh fr
omdigitalh sensorsh ish uploadedh directlyh toh theh computerh andh monitorh withouth theh needh fhorhche
micalprocessing.
DIF: Comprehension REF: Pageh 6
OBJ:h7hTOP:h CDA,hRHS,hI.B.2.hDemonstratehbasichknowledgehofhdih gi
talhradiography
MSC:h NBDHE,h 2.0h Obtainingh andh Interpretingh Radiographsh |h NBDHE,h 2.5h General
9. Whichh discoveryh wash theh precursorh toh theh discoveryh ofh x-rays?
a. Betah particles
b. Alphah particles
c. Cathodeh rays
d. Radioactiveh materials
ANSWER:ChC
