Test File 2 Flashcards
- How to increase magnification
a. Decrease receptor to object distance
- What does increasing the source to receptor distance do?
a. Decrease magnification and increase sharpness
- Recommended diameter
a. 2.75 inches
- Natural Background radiation (ionizing) example
a. Radon
- Background radiation example
a. cosmic
- Pregnant individual maximum exposure
a. 500 mRem
- Occupational MPD
a. 50 mSv
- Non-occupational MPD
a. 5 mSv
- The prodromal period effects are
a. Non-lethal
- Which is not a part of acute radiation syndrome
a. Renal
- If the energy/dose thing is higher than an x ray, the absorbed dose is ____ the equivalent dose
a. Less than
- For radiation that has higher quality factor, the equivalent dose will be ____ to the absorbed dose
a. Higher than
- Which uses the tissue sensitivity factor?
a. Effective dose
- What uses the radiation weighting factor?
a. Equivalent dose
- For foreshortening: beam is _____ to the tooth and the receptor and tooth are _____
a. Answer was: not perpendicular (to the tooth), not parallel
i. Tooth and receptor are not parallel
ii. Beam is perpendicular to receptor (not perpendicular to the tooth)
- If the tooth is not parallel to the receptor, and the beam is perpendicular to the tooth, the tooth will appear
a. Longer than the actual size (elongation)
- The latent period in radiation biology is
a. The time between radiation exposure and onset of biological effects
- Effect of radiation to the oral cavity in regards to erupted teeth are
a. Indirect
- What is an example of an indirect effect of radiographs taken in the oral cavity
a. Radiation caries
- Error picture (left hand corner was all blurry and white)
a. Bending
- According to 2012 FDA/ADA recommendations, what radiographs would you take for a new patient?
a. Individualized radiographs based on clinical assessment
- According to 2012 FDA/ADA recommendations, what radiographs would you take for an adult recall patient?
a. Posterior bitewings at 24-36
- Bisecting angle technique is perpendicular to what
a. Neither the tooth or receptor
- Overlapping of contacts occurs due error in what
a. Horizontal angulation