BU Dental Radiology Study Quiz 100% Verified

BU Dental Radiology Study Quiz 100% Verified

Whatziszazradiograph?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Azpicturezonzfilmzproducedzbyzthezpassagezofzx-
rayszthroughzanzobjectzorzbody.



Whatziszonezofzthezmainzreasonszthatzradiographszarezconsideredzanzimportantzandznecessaryzpartzofzpati
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Whatzdoesztheznucleuszofzanzatomzcontain?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Protonszandzneutrons



Whatzarezphotons?z-zCORRECTzANSWER--zbundleszofzenergyzwithoutzmasszorzweight

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-ztheyzarezazcomponentzofzthezparticlezconceptzofzelectromagneticzradiation.



Whenzcontrastedzwithzthezusezofz65zkVztoz75zkVzforzdentalzx-
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Whenzlowzkilovoltagezpeakzsettingszarezusedz(65zkVpztoz70zkVp),zazfilmzwithz____zcontrastzwillzresult.z-
zCORRECTzANSWER-highzcontrast




Thezquantityzofzthezx-rayszproducedziszcontrolledzbyzwhatzfactor?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-
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Anzincreasezinzdensityzcomeszfromzanzincreasezinzwhatzotherzfactor?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-kVPzorzmAs



Accordingztozthezinversezsquarezlaw,zthezintensityzofzradiationzisz____zproportionalztozthez____zfromzthezs
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, Accordingztozthezinversezsquarezlaw,zifzthezlengthzofzthezPIDziszdoubled,zthezresultantzbeamzisz____zaszinte
nse.z-zCORRECTzANSWER-onezquarter



Whatzfeaturezdozaluminumzfilterszprovideztoztheztubezhead?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-
Reducezthezintensityzofzthezx-rayzbeam.



____zrefersztozthezquantityzofzradiationzreceivedzorztheztotalzamountzofzradiationzenergyzabsorbed.z-
zCORRECTzANSWER-TotalzDose




Whichzofzthezfollowingzarezconsideredztozbezradioresistantztissues?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-A.zBonezMarrow

B.zSalivaryzGlands

C.zLymphzTissue

D.zIntestinesz



Salivaryzglands



Whichzarezthezcriticalzorganszexposedzduringzdentalzradiographiczprocedureszinzthezheadzandzneckzregion
?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-skin,zthyroidzgland,zlenszofzthezeye,zandzbonezmarrow.



Whichzunitzofzmeasurementzisztheztraditionalzunitzofzdose?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-
thezradiationzabsorbedzdosez(RAD)



Whatzmodificationzinztechniquezwillzreducezpatientzexposureztozradiationzduringzdentalzradiographiczproc
edures?z-zCORRECTzANSWER-Azlongerzsource-to-
filmzdistancezwillzreducezpatientzexposureztozradiationzduringzdentalzradiographiczprocedures.



Thez"GuidelineszforzPrescribingzDentalzRadiographs"zstatezthat:z-zCORRECTzANSWER-
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monthzintervalszandzthatzThezrecommendationszdoznotzneedztozbezalteredzbecausezofzpregnancy.