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Dental Radiography: Principles and Techniques – Iannucci & Howerton (5th Edition), Test Bank | Complete Imaging Material

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This document includes test-bank questions and answers for all chapters of the 5th edition of Dental Radiography: Principles and Techniques. It covers radiation physics, imaging techniques, radiographic interpretation, safety principles, and digital imaging. The material is suitable for dental assisting, dental hygiene, and radiography coursework.

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TEST BANK For Dental Radiography:
Principles and Techniques 6th Edition
By Joen Iannucci & Laura Jansen Howerton
Chapters 1-35 | Complete latest update

,Chapteri01:iRadiationiHistory
Iannucci:iDentaliRadiography,i6thiEdition


MULTIPLEiCHOICE

1. Radiationiisidefinedias
a. aiformiofienergyicarriedibyiwavesioristreamsiofiparticles.
b. aibeamiofienergyithatihasitheipoweritoipenetrateisubstancesiandirecordiimageish
adowsioniaireceptor.
c. aihigh-
energyiradiationiproducedibyitheicollisioniofiaibeamiofielectronsiwithiaimetalitar
getiinianix-rayitube.
d. aibranchiofimedicineithatidealsiwithitheiuseiofix-rays.
ANSWER:i A
Radiationiisiaiformiofienergyicarriedibyiwavesioristreamsiofiparticles.iAnix-
rayiisiaibeamiofienergyithatihasitheipoweritoipenetrateisubstancesiandirecordiimageishadowsioni
aireceptor.
X-radiationiisiaihigh-
energyiradiationiproducedibyitheicollisioniofiaibeamiofielectronsiwithiaimetalitargetiinianix-
rayitube.iRadiologyiisiaibranchiofimedicineithatidealsiwithitheiuseiof
x-rays.

DIF: Recall REF:iiiPagei2 OBJ:i 1
TOP:i CDA,iRHS,iIII.B.2.iDescribeitheicharacteristicsiofix-radiation
MSC:i NBDHE,i2.0iObtainingiandiInterpretingiRadiographsi|iNBDHE,i2.1iPrinciplesiofiradiophysicsiandir
adiobiology

2. Airadiographiisidefinedias
a. aibeamiofienergyithatihasitheipoweritoipenetrateisubstancesiandirecordiimageish
adowsioniaireceptor.
b. aipictureionifilmiproducedibyitheipassageiofix-raysithroughianiobjectioribody.
c. theiartiandiscienceiofimakingiradiographsibyitheiexposureiofianiimageireceptoritoix-
rays.
d. aiformiofienergyicarriedibyiwavesioriaistreamiofiparticles.
ANSWER:i B
Anix-
rayiisiaibeamiofienergyithatihasitheipoweritoipenetrateisubstancesiandirecordiimageishadowsioni
aireceptor.i Airadiographiisiaipictureionifilmiproducedibyitheipassageiofix-
raysithroughianiobjectioribody.iRadiographyiisitheiartiandiscienceiofimakingidentaliimagesibyith
eiexposureiofiaireceptoritoix-
rays.i Radiationiisiaiformiofienergyicarriedibyiwavesioristreamsiofiparticles.

DIF: Comprehension REF:iiiPagei2
OBJ:i1iTOP:i CDA,iRHS,iIII.B.2.iDescribeitheicharacteristicsiofix-
radiation
MSC:i NBDHE,i2.0iObtainingiandiInterpretingiRadiographsi|iNBDHE,i2.1iPrinciplesiofiradiophysicsiandir
adiobiology

3. Youripatientiaskediyouiwhyidentaliimagesiareiimportant.iWhichiofitheifollowingiisitheico
rrectiresponse?
a. Anioraliexaminationiwithidentaliimagesilimitsitheipractitioneritoiwhatiisiseenicli
nically.

,b. Allidentalidiseasesiandiconditionsiproduceiclinicalisignsiandisymptoms.

, c. Dentaliimagesiareinotiainecessaryicomponentioficomprehensiveipatienticare.
d. Manyidentalidiseasesiareitypicallyidiscoveredionlyithroughitheiuseiofidentalii
mages.
ANSWER:i D
Anioraliexaminationiwithoutidentaliimagesilimitsitheipractitioneritoiwhatiisiseeniclinically.iManyi
dentalidiseasesiandiconditionsiproduceinoiclinicalisignsiandisymptoms.iDentaliimagesiareiainecess
aryicomponentioficomprehensiveipatienticare.iManyidentalidiseasesiareitypicallyidiscoveredionlyi
throughitheiuseiofidentaliimages.

DIF: Application REF:iiiPagei2 OBJ:i 2
TOP:i CDA,iRHS,iIII.B.2.iDescribeitheicharacteristicsiofix-radiation
MSC:i NBDHE,i2.0iObtainingiandiInterpretingiRadiographsi|iNBDHE,i2.5iGeneral

4. Theix-rayiwasidiscoverediby
a. HeinrichiGeissler
b. WilhelmiRoentgen
c. JohanniHittorf
d. WilliamiCrookes
ANSWER:i B
HeinrichiGeissleribuiltitheifirstivacuumitubeiini1838.i WilhelmiRoentgenidiscoveredithe
x-
rayioniNovemberi8,i1895.iJohanniHittorfiobservediini1870ithatidischargesiemittedifromitheineg
ativeielectrodeiofiaivacuumitubeitravelediinistraightilines,iproducediheat,iandiresultediiniaigreeni
shifluorescence.iWilliamiCrookesidiscoverediinitheilatei1870sithaticathodeiraysiwereistreamsiof
ichargediparticles.


DIF: Recall REF:iiiPagei2 OBJ:i 4
TOP:i CDA,iRHS,iIII.B.2.iDescribeitheicharacteristicsiofix-radiation
MSC:i NBDHE,i2.0iObtainingiandiInterpretingiRadiographsi|iNBDHE,i2.5iGeneral

5. WhoiexposeditheifirstidentaliradiographiinitheiUnitediStatesiusingiailiveiperson?
a. OttoiWalkoff
b. WilhelmiRoentgen
c. EdmundiKells
d. WestoniPrice
ANSWER:i C
OttoiWalkoffiwasiaiGermanidentistiwhoimadeitheifirstidentaliradiograph.iWilhelmiRoentgeniwas
iaiBavarianiphysicistiwhoidiscovereditheix-
ray.i EdmundiKellsiexposeditheifirstidentaliradiographiinitheiUnitediStatesiusingiailiveiperson.iiiP
riceiintroduceditheibisectingitechniqueiini1904.

DIF: Recall REF:iiiPagei4 OBJ:i 5
TOP:i CDA,iRHS,iIII.B.2.iDescribeitheicharacteristicsiofix-radiation
MSC:i NBDHE,i2.0iObtainingiandiInterpretingiRadiographsi|iNBDHE,i2.5iGeneral

6. Currentifastiradiographicifilmirequires
%ilessiexposureitimeithanitheiinitialiexposureitimesiusediini1920.
a. 33
b. 98
c. 73
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