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, Chapter 01: Radiation History
b b b
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b b b b
MULTIPLE bCHOICE
1. Radiation bis bdefined bas
a. a bform bof benergy bcarried bby bwaves bor bstreams bof bparticles.
b. a bbeam bof benergy bthat bhas bthe bpower bto bpenetrate bsubstances band brecord
image bshadows bon ba breceptor.
b
c. a bhigh-energy bradiation bproduced bby bthe bcollision bof ba bbeam bof belectrons
with ba bmetal btarget bin ban bx-ray btube.
b
d. a bbranch bof bmedicine bthat bdeals bwith bthe buse bof bx-rays.
ANS: b A
Radiation bis ba bform bof benergy bcarried bby bwaves bor bstreams bof bparticles. bAn bx-ray bis ba bbeam
bof benergy bthat bhas bthe bpower bto bpenetrate bsubstances band brecord bimage bshadows bon ba
breceptor.
X-radiation bis ba bhigh-energy bradiation bproduced bby bthe bcollision bof ba bbeam bof belectrons
bwith ba bmetal btarget bin ban bx-ray btube. bRadiology bis ba bbranch bof bmedicine bthat bdeals bwith
bthe buse bof
x-rays.
DIF: Recall REF: b b Page b2 OBJ: b b 1
TOP: b CDA, bRHS, bIII.B.2. bDescribe bthe bcharacteristics bof bx-radiation
MSC: b NBDHE, b2.0 bObtaining band bInterpreting bRadiographs b| bNBDHE, b2.1 bPrinciples bof
bradiophysics band bradiobiology
2. A bradiograph bis bdefined bas
a. a bbeam bof benergy bthat bhas bthe bpower bto bpenetrate bsubstances band brecord
image bshadows bon ba breceptor.
b
b. a bpicture bon bfilm bproduced bby bthe bpassage bof bx-rays bthrough ban bobject bor bbody.
c. the bart band bscience bof bmaking bradiographs bby bthe bexposure bof ban bimage
receptor bto bx-rays.
b
d. a bform bof benergy bcarried bby bwaves bor ba bstream bof bparticles.
ANS: b B
An bx-ray bis ba bbeam bof benergy bthat bhas bthe bpower bto bpenetrate bsubstances band brecord
bimage bshadows bon ba breceptor. b A bradiograph bis ba bpicture bon bfilm bproduced bby bthe
bpassage bof bx-rays bthrough ban bobject bor bbody. bRadiography bis bthe bart band bscience bof
bmaking bdental bimages bby bthe bexposure bof ba breceptor bto bx-rays. b Radiation bis ba bform
bof benergy bcarried bby bwaves bor bstreams bof bparticles.
DIF: Comprehension REF: b Page b2 OBJ:
b 1 bTOP: b CDA, bRHS, bIII.B.2. bDescribe bthe bcharacteristics bof bx-
radiation
MSC: b NBDHE, b2.0 bObtaining band bInterpreting bRadiographs b| bNBDHE, b2.1 bPrinciples bof
bradiophysics band bradiobiology
3. Your bpatient basked byou bwhy bdental bimages bare bimportant. bWhich bof bthe bfollowing
bis bthe bcorrect bresponse?
a. An boral bexamination bwith bdental bimages blimits bthe bpractitioner bto bwhat bis