EXAM III Flashcards
Unit of effective dose:
Rem
High electron generating then stops:
tungsten target
Cells resistant to radiation will:
low capacity of of reproduction, more differentiation
Increase in cone length will:
increase sharpness, higher density
What image is between x-ray SOURCE and rotation center:
Ghost image
Does not cause ionization:
coherent
Objet mots distal, source moves distal:
lingual
What is the tissue modification factor?
effective dose
Factors affecting caries presentation:
angle of x-ray beam and degree of cavitation
What an intraoral radiograph sign of present of past perio disease?
alveolar bone at furcation of molar
No threshold=
cancer
What is in the cathode?
filament and focusing cup
Mesial of #30:
within physiologic limits
The narrowest portion of the focal trough is:
incisal area
Central plane of image layer:
focal trough
Predisposition to perio disease?
tilted/rotated
What is the distortion if the teeth are located outside of the central plane TOWARDS the ROTATION CENTER:
stretched wide in the horizontal direction
What effects caries diagnosis?
both vertical and horizontal angulation
A short object to receptor distance will decrease unsharpness; smaller focal spot increases usharpness
first true; second false
Hard palate superimposed on the maxillary roots:
chin up
Increasing KeV does ____ energy of photon and ____ penetration
increases; higher
What film size do you use for occlusal radiographs?
PSPP and conventional