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Principles and Techniques 6th Edition
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by Joen Iannucci & Laura Jansen Howerton
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Chapters 1 - 35 | Complete
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,Chapter 01: Radiation History
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Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE v
1. Radiation is defined as v v v
a. a form of energy carried by waves or streams of particles.
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b. a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image
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shadows on a receptor.
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c. a high-energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with a
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metal target in an x-ray tube.
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d. a branch of medicine that deals with the use of x-rays.
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ANSWER: A v
Radiation is a form of energy carried by waves or streams of particles. An x-ray is a beam of
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energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image shadows on a receptor.
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X-radiation is a high-energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with a
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metal target in an x-ray tube. Radiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the use of
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x-rays.
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radiobiology
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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
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shadows on a receptor.
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b. a picture on film produced by the passage of x-rays through an object or body.
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c. the art and science of making radiographs by the exposure of an image receptor tox-
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rays.
d. a form of energy carried by waves or a stream of particles.
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ANSWER: B v
An x-ray is a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image
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shadows on a receptor. A radiograph is a picture on film produced by the passage of x-rays
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through an object or body. Radiography is the art and science of making dental images by the
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exposure of a receptor to x-rays. Radiation is a form of energy carried by waves or streams of
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particles.
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3. Your patient asked you why dental images are important. Which of the following is the
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correct response?
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a. An oral examination with dental images limits the practitioner to what is seen
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clinically.
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b. All dental diseases and conditions produce clinical signs and symptoms.
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, c. Dental images are not a necessary component of comprehensive patient care.
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d. Many dental diseases are typically discovered only through the use of dental
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images.
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ANSWER: D v
An oral examination without dental images limits the practitioner to what is seen clinically. Many
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dental diseases and conditions produce no clinical signs and symptoms. Dental imagesare a
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necessary component of comprehensive patient care. Many dental diseases are typically
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discovered only through the use of dental images.
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4. The x-ray was discovered by
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a. Heinrich Geissler v
b. Wilhelm Roentgen v
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Heinrich Geissler built the first vacuum tube in 1838. Wilhelm Roentgen discovered the
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x-ray on November 8, 1895. Johann Hittorf observed in 1870 that discharges emitted from the
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negative electrode of a vacuum tube traveled in straight lines, produced heat, and resultedin a
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greenish fluorescence. William Crookes discovered in the late 1870s that cathode rays were
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streams of charged particles.
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5. Who exposed the first dental radiograph in the United States using a live person?
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a. Otto Walkoff v
b. Wilhelm Roentgen v
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Otto Walkoff was a German dentist who made the first dental radiograph. Wilhelm Roentgenwas a
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Bavarian physicist who discovered the x-ray. Edmund Kells exposed the first dental radiograph in
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the United States using a live person. Price introduced the bisecting technique in 1904.
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6. Current fast radiographic film requires v v v v % less exposure time than the initial exposure
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times used in 1920.
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Current fast radiographic film requires 98% less exposure time than the initial exposure times
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used in 1920.
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7. Who modified the paralleling technique with the introduction of the long-cone technique?
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a. C. Edmund Kells v v
b. Franklin W. McCormack v v
c. F. Gordon Fitzgerald
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C. Edmund Kells introduced the paralleling technique in 1896. Franklin W. McCormack
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reintroduced the paralleling technique in 1920. F. Gordon Fitzgerald modified the paralleling
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technique with the introduction of the long-cone technique. This is the technique currently used.
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Howard Riley Raper modified the bisecting technique and introduced the bite-wing technique in
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1925.
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8. Which of the following is an advantage of digital imaging?
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c. Increased speed for viewing images v v v v
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Patient exposure is reduced with digital imaging. Digital sensors are more sensitive to x-rays than
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film. Digital sensors are rigid and bulky, causing decreased patient comfort. The image from
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digital sensors is uploaded directly to the computer and monitor without the need for chemical
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processing. This allows for immediate interpretation and evaluation. The image fromdigital
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sensors is uploaded directly to the computer and monitor without the need for chemical
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processing.
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9. Which discovery was the precursor to the discovery of x-rays?
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