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Principles and Techniques 6th Edition
by Joen Iannucci & Laura Jansen Howerton
Chapters 1 - 35 | Complete
Chapter 01: Radiation History
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TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
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MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.1 Principles of radiophysi
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b. a picture on film produced by the passage of x-rays through an object or body.
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c. the art and science of making radiographs by the exposure of an image receptor t
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rays through an object or body. Radiography is the art and science of making dental images
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by the exposure of a receptor to x-
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rays. Radiation is a form of energy carried by waves or streams of particles.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 2 q w qw
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b. All dental diseases and conditions produce clinical signs and symptoms.
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, c. Dental images are not a necessary component of comprehensive patient care.
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d. Many dental diseases are typically discovered only through the use of denta
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l images.
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Many dental diseases and conditions produce no clinical signs and symptoms. Dental imag
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es are a necessary component of comprehensive patient care. Many dental diseases are typic
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TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
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MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
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4. The x-ray was discovered by
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Heinrich Geissler built the first vacuum tube in 1838. Wilhelm Roentgen discovered th
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ray on November 8, 1895. Johann Hittorf observed in 1870 that discharges emitted from
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the negative electrode of a vacuum tube traveled in straight lines, produced heat, and resulte
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d in a greenish fluorescence. William Crookes discovered in the late 1870s that cathode ray
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s were streams of charged particles.
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TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
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MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
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5. Who exposed the first dental radiograph in the United States using a live person?
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on. Price introduced the bisecting technique in 1904.
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DIF: Recall REF: Page 4 OBJ: 5 q w q w qw q w
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
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MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
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6. Current fast radiographic film requires
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e times used in 1920.
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Principles and Techniques 6th Edition
by Joen Iannucci & Laura Jansen Howerton
Chapters 1 - 35 | Complete
Chapter 01: Radiation History
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MULTIPLE CHOICE qw
1. Radiation is defined as qw qw qw
a. a form of energy carried by waves or streams of particles.
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b. a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record imag
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e shadows on a receptor.
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c. a high- qw
energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with a meta
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l target in an x-ray tube.
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d. a branch of medicine that deals with the use of x-rays.
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ANSWER: A qw
Radiation is a form of energy carried by waves or streams of particles. An x-
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ray is a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image shadows on
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a receptor.
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X-radiation is a high- qw qw qw
energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with a metal target in an x
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-ray tube. Radiology is a branch of medicine that deals with the use of
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x-rays.
DIF: Recall REF: Page 2 OBJ: 1 q w q w qw q w
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
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MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.1 Principles of radiophysi
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cs and radiobiology
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2. A radiograph is defined as
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a. a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record imag
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e shadows on a receptor.
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b. a picture on film produced by the passage of x-rays through an object or body.
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c. the art and science of making radiographs by the exposure of an image receptor t
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d. a form of energy carried by waves or a stream of particles.
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ANSWER: B qw
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ray is a beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image shado
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ws on a receptor. A radiograph is a picture on film produced by the passage of x-
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rays through an object or body. Radiography is the art and science of making dental images
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by the exposure of a receptor to x-
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rays. Radiation is a form of energy carried by waves or streams of particles.
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DIF: Comprehension REF: Page 2 q w qw
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f x-radiation
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MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.1 Principles of radiophysi
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3. Your patient asked you why dental images are important. Which of the following is th
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e correct response?
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a. An oral examination with dental images limits the practitioner to what is see
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n clinically. qw
b. All dental diseases and conditions produce clinical signs and symptoms.
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, c. Dental images are not a necessary component of comprehensive patient care.
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d. Many dental diseases are typically discovered only through the use of denta
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l images.
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An oral examination without dental images limits the practitioner to what is seen clinically.
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Many dental diseases and conditions produce no clinical signs and symptoms. Dental imag
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es are a necessary component of comprehensive patient care. Many dental diseases are typic
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ally discovered only through the use of dental images.
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TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
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MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
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4. The x-ray was discovered by
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a. Heinrich Geissler qw
b. Wilhelm Roentgen qw
c. Johann Hittorf qw
d. William Crookes qw
ANSWER: B qw
Heinrich Geissler built the first vacuum tube in 1838. Wilhelm Roentgen discovered th
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e x-qw
ray on November 8, 1895. Johann Hittorf observed in 1870 that discharges emitted from
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the negative electrode of a vacuum tube traveled in straight lines, produced heat, and resulte
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d in a greenish fluorescence. William Crookes discovered in the late 1870s that cathode ray
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s were streams of charged particles.
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TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
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MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
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5. Who exposed the first dental radiograph in the United States using a live person?
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a. Otto Walkoff qw
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n was a Bavarian physicist who discovered the x-
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ray. Edmund Kells exposed the first dental radiograph in the United States using a live pers
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on. Price introduced the bisecting technique in 1904.
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DIF: Recall REF: Page 4 OBJ: 5 q w q w qw q w
TOP: CDA, RHS, III.B.2. Describe the characteristics of x-radiation
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MSC: NBDHE, 2.0 Obtaining and Interpreting Radiographs | NBDHE, 2.5 General
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6. Current fast radiographic film requires
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e times used in 1920.
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