PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES, 5TH EDITION
JOEN LANNUCCI, LAURA HOWERTON
,Table of Contents
PART I. Radiation Basics
• Radiation History
• Radiation Physics
• Radiation Characteristics
• Radiation Biology
• Radiation Protection
PART II. Equipment, Film, and Processing Basics
• Dental X-Ray Equipment
• Dental X-Ray Film
• Dental X-Ray Image Characteristics
• Dental X-Ray Film Processing
• Quality Assurance in the Dental Office
PART III. Dental Radiographer Basics
• Dental Radiographs and the Dental Radiographer
• client Relations and the Dental Radiographer
• client Education and the Dental Radiographer
• Legal Issues and the Dental Radiographer
• Infection Control and the Dental Radiographer
PART IV. Technique Basics
• Introduction to Radiographic Examinations
,• Paralleling Technique
• Bisecting Technique
• Bite-Wing Technique
• Exposure and Technique Errors
• Occlusal and Localization Techniques
• Panoramic Imaging
• Extraoral Imaging
• Imaging of clients with Special Needs
PART V. Digital Imaging Basics
• Digital Imaging
• Three-Dimensional Digital Imaging
PART VI. Normal Anatomy and Film Mounting Basics
• Normal Anatomy: Intraoral Images
• Film Mounting and Viewing
• Normal Anatomy: Panoramic Images
PART VII. Image Interpretation Basics
• Introduction to Image Interpretation
• Descriptive Terminology
• Identification of Restorations, Dental Materials, and Foreign
Objects
• Interpretation of Dental Caries
• Interpretation of Periodontal Disease
, • Interpretation of Trauma and Pulpal and Periapical Lesions
Chapter 01: Radiation History
Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
• 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 beamof 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.
DIF: Recall REF: Page 2 OBJ: 1
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.1 Principles ofradiophysics and
radiobiology
• A radiograph is defined as
a. a beam of energy that has the power to
penetrate substances and record image
shadows on a receptor.
b. a picture on film produced by the passage
of x-rays through an object or body.
c. the art and science of making radiographs
by the exposure of an image receptor to x-
rays.
d. a form of energy carried by waves or a
stream of particles.
ANS: B