Dental Rad Theory

Question 1

Who prescribes radiographs

Answer 1

Dentist

Question 2

What is the primary benefit of radiographs

Answer 2

Detection

Question 3

What is the most important use of radiographs

Question 4

What is x radiation

Question 5

Which cell has the greatest binding energy

Answer 5

K

Question 6

Describe ionization and process

Question 7

What is primary radiation

Question 8

What is what is secondary radiation

Question 9

What is leakage radiation

Question 10

What is Compton scatter

Question 11

What is coherent scatter

Question 12

What is electromagnetic radiation

Question 13

What are the 3 components of dental X-ray machines

Question 14

What does the tube head consist of

Question 15

What does the filter of the X-ray tube do

Question 16

What is insulating oil used for

Question 17

Where does thermionic emission occur

Question 18

What does cathode include.
+ or -

Question 19

What does anode include
+ or -

Question 20

What form of radiation is least penetrating power

Question 21

Step up transformer

Question 22

Step down transformer

Question 23

What is collimation

Question 24

Is a rectangular or a circular collimator better

Question 25

What does the collimator do

Question 26

What is safety code 30

Question 27

What does alara stand for

Question 28

What is the occupational workers exposed dose

Question 29

What is maximum permissible dose

Question 30

When do we use a thyroid collar

Question 31

When do we use a lead apron

Question 32

What does an xcp holder consist of

Question 33

What is a stable bite block

Question 34

What are the films called when being placed inside the mouth Intra oral or extra oral

Question 35

What is the paralleling technique

Question 36

5 basic rules for paralleling?

Question 37

Is paralleling more accurate than bisecting

Question 38

What is a periapical radiograph

Question 39

What are the sizes of receptors and where is each size used

Question 40

What is bitewing technique

Question 41

Rules for bitewing techniques

Question 42

What are bitewings used for

Question 43

What is horizontal angulation

Question 44

What is vertical angulation

Question 45

What are vertical bitewings used for

Question 46

What is overlap

Question 47

What are open contacts

Question 48

What is the date X-rays were discovered and by who

Answer 48

Whilhelm roentgen Nov 8 1895

Question 49

Who first introduced paralleling technique

Answer 49

F.G Fitzgerald

Question 50

What is ionization

Question 51

What is free radical formation

Question 52

What is dose response curve

Question 53

What are stochastic and non stochastic effects

Question 54

What is the latent period

Question 55

What is the injury period

Question 56

What is the sequence of radiation injury

Question 57

What is somatic effects

Question 58

What are genetic effects of

Question 59

Risk vs benefit of dental images

Question 60

What cells are most sensitive and radio resistant to radiation exposure

Question 61

What do these units of measurement measure; roentgen, gray and sievert

Question 62

Edmund Kells

Answer 62

First to take dental X-ray on living person