xray homework

Question 1

A quality assurance program refers to routine procedures that have been established to ensure high-quality and minimal risk to patients: True or false

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Bitewing radiographs are also known as interproximal radiographs: True or false

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Digital radiography computer system allows for displaying an image on a computer screen without exposing in processing dental film: True or false

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A conventional x-ray machine is used with digital radiography: True or false

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Who was the inventor of x-rays

Answer 5

Roentgen

Question 6

The central beam that comes from the x-ray tube head is _______ radiation.

Answer 6

Primary

Question 7

The tissues/Oregon’s most sensitive to radiation include : ________ & _________

Answer 7

Bone marrow and reproductive cell

Question 8

The effects of radiation are ______

Answer 8

Accumulative

Question 9

What determines the quality of radiation?

Answer 9

Kilo voltage

Question 10

The size of a narrow anterior film is

Answer 10

1

Question 11

X-ray film is sensitive to (3 answers)

Answer 11

Stray radiation,high temperatures and chemicals

Question 12

The word apron with the thyroid collars should be used for (3 answers)

Answer 12

Children, adults, and pregnant women

Question 13

The dental film that has the highest speed for the greatest reduction in radiation exposure for the patient is the

Answer 13

Insight

Question 14

In the paralleling technique the film packet must be

Answer 14

Parallel to the long axis of the tooth

Question 15

Which of the following would a para apical radiograph show

Answer 15

Apical area of a tooth

Question 16

Which of the following would appear on a bite wing radio graph

Answer 16

Alveolar crest, faulty restorations and cavities

Question 17

If an automatic processor has a daylight loader it means a film can be

Answer 17

Processed in the daylight

Question 18

The dental specialist who routinely use extraoral radiographs are

Answer 18

Oral surgeons an orthodontist

Question 19

Panoramic radiograph to give the dentist a view of

Answer 19

Fractures in bone

Question 20

what is the average number of months for routine dental radiographs exams

Answer 20

Six and 12 months

Question 21

Bite wings will detect what ( 3 answers)

Answer 21

Cavities, calculus and faulty restorations

Question 22

What is the downside of using digital radiography

Answer 22

Sensors are usually thicker causing the patient to gag

Question 23

Number zero

Answer 23

Child film

Question 24

Number three

Answer 24

Long biteWing film

Question 25

Number four

Answer 25

Occlusal film

Question 26

Number one

Answer 26

Narrow anterior film

Question 27

Number two

Answer 27

Adult film

Question 28

What is caused by too much angulation during exposing radiographs

Answer 28

Forshortening

Question 29

What word describes angled toward mesial/distal instead of inter-proximal during exposing radiographs

Answer 29

Overlapping

Question 30

What word describes when the x-ray beam missed part of the film during exposing radio grass

Answer 30

Cone cutting

Question 31

What word describes too little positive angulation for maxillary jewelry or negative for mandibular during exposing radiographs

Answer 31

Elongation

Question 32

What word describes when the film is not completely immersed or tanks are low solution levels during film processing

Answer 32

Partial image

Question 33

What word describes when there are dark fingerprint smudge marks

Answer 33

Film artifacts

Question 34

what word would describe film that has overdeveloped or that the developing solution temperature was too high

Answer 34

Dark film

Question 35

what word would describe film that has a gray appearance, film image detail is lost

Answer 35

Dogged film