Test Bank For Dental Radiography Principles And
Techniques, 5th Edition, Joen Iannucci, Laura Howerton
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Chapter 01: Radiation History
Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 5th Edition
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.
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2. Aradiograph isdefined as
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a. abeamofenergythathasthepowertopenetratesubstancesand recordimage
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shadows on a receptor.
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b. apicture on film produced bythe passage of x-rays through an object or body.
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c. theartandscienceofmakingradiographsbythe exposureofanimage receptorto x-rays.
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d. aform of energycarried bywaves or a stream of particles.
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An x-ray is a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image shadows on
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a receptor. A radiograph is a picture on film produced bythe passage of x-rays throughanobjector
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body. Radiographyistheartandscienceofmakingdentalimagesbythe exposure of a receptor to x-
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rays. Radiation is a form of energy carried by waves or streams of particles.
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3. Yourpatient asked you whydentalimages areimportant.Which ofthe followingisthe correct
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a. Anoralexaminationwithdentalimageslimitsthepractitionertowhatisseen
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An oral examination without dental images limits the practitioner to what is seen clinically. Many
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dentaldiseases andconditionsproduceno clinicalsignsandsymptoms. Dental images are a
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necessary component of comprehensive patient care. Many dental diseases are typically discovered
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only through the use of dental images.
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4. Thex-ray was discovered by
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c. Johann Hittorf t
d. WilliamCrookes t
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HeinrichGeissler built the first vacuum tubein 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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negativeelectrodeofavacuum tubetraveledinstraightlines,produced heat,and resulted in a
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greenish fluorescence. William Crookes discovered in the late 1870s that cathode rays were streams
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of charged particles.
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5. Whoexposed the first dental radiograph in the United States usingalive person?
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a. Otto Walkoff t
b. Wilhelm Roentgen t
c. Edmund Kells t
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OttoWalkoffwasaGermandentistwhomadethefirstdentalradiograph. WilhelmRoentgen was 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 t t t t t %lessexposuretimethantheinitialexposure
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times used in 1920.
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b. 98
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Currentfastradiographic filmrequires98%lessexposuretimethantheinitialexposuretimes used in
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1920.
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7. Who modified the parallelingtechnique with the introduction ofthe long-cone technique?
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c. F. Gordon Fitzgerald
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C. Edmund Kells introduced the paralleling technique in 1896. Franklin W. McCormack
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reintroducedtheparallelingtechniquein1920.F. GordonFitzgeraldmodifiedtheparalleling
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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. Whichofthe followingis an advantageof digital imaging?
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c. Increased speed forviewingimages t t t t
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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 digital
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sensors is uploaded directly to the computer and monitor without the need for chemicalprocessing.
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Thisallowsforimmediateinterpretationand evaluation.Theimagefrom digital sensors is uploaded
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directlyto the computer and monitor without theneed for chemical processing.
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9. Which discoverywas the precursor to the discoveryof x-rays?
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d. Radioactivematerials t
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