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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 imageshadows on a receptor.
c. a high-energy radiation produced by the collision of a
beam of electrons with ametal 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
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2.1
Principles of radio physics 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 tox-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.
DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 2 OBJ:
1TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2.
Describe the characteristics of x- radiation
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2.1 Principles of radio physics and radiobiology
3. Your patient asked you why dental images are important. Which
of the following is the correct response?
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a. An oral examination with dental images limits the practitioner
to what is seenclinically.
b. All dental diseases and conditions produce clinical signs and symptoms.
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