RHS exam 766 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Radiation Correct Answer: A form of energy carried by waves or a stream of particles The emission and propagation of energy through space or a substance in the form of waves or particles. X-radiation Correct Answer: 1. high energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with a metal target in an X-ray tube energy, ionizing electromagnetic radiation. X-ray Correct Answer: Weightless bundles of energy (photons) without electrical charge that travel in waves with a specific frequency at the speed of light Radiology Correct Answer: The science or study of radiation. Radiograph Correct Answer: An image or picture produced on a receptor by exposure to ionizing radiation, a two dimensional representation of a three dimensional object Dental Radiograph Correct Answer: A photographic image produced on film by the passage of X-rays through the teeth and related structures Radiography Correct Answer: The art and science of making radiographs by the exposure of film to x-rays Dental Radiography Correct Answer: The production of the radiographs of the teeth and adjacent structures by the exposure of an image receptor to x-rays Dental radiographer Correct Answer: Any person who positions, exposes, and processes dental x-ray image receptors. Image Correct Answer: A picture or likeness of an object Image Receptor Correct Answer: a recording medium; examples include X-rays film, phosphor plate, or digital sensor Imaging, dental Correct Answer: The creation of digital, print, or film representations of anatomic structures for the purpose of diagnosis. Importance and uses of Radiographs Correct Answer: 1. Detect-lesions diseases and conditions of the teeth and surrounding structure 2. Confim or Classify- suspected diseases 3. Localize-lesions or foreign objects