Dental Radiography Flashcards

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Who took the first intraoral radiograph

A

Walkhoff

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1
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Who was a professor of physics and discovered x-Ray

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Roentgen

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2
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Rays are rays that travel in straight lines and give off a Grenade glow

A

Cathode

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3
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The loss of an electron is called

A

Ionization

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4
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All of the following are examples of electromagnetic radiation except

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Beta rays

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5
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The open -ended tube commonly referred to as the cone is

A

Position indicator device PID

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6
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What is a negative electrode that produce electrons

A

Anode

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7
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The sharpeness or definition or the radiograph is determined by

A

Focal spot

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8
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What is the positive electrode that sits opposite the cathode within the X-Ray tube

A

Anode

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9
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The electric current flows through the filament circuit and heats the

A

Cathode filament

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10
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Thermionic emission is created by a

A

Filament wire heated to incandescence

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11
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Within the x-Ray machine the direction of electric current flows from the

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Filament of the cathode to the target of the anothe

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12
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Radiation is the central beam that comes from the x-ray strides or comes in contact with matter

A

Secondary

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13
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Radiation is deflected from its path as it strikes matter

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Scatter

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