Dental Radiology Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions

Dental Radiology Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions Radiology - Answer️️ -Science of radiation as used in medicine. Radiation - Answer️️ -Electromagnetic rays that travel as waves of energy through space. Radiograph - Answer️️ -Image produced on photosensitive film by exposing film to x-rays and processing. X-Radiation "X-Ray" - Answer️️ -High energy ionizing electromagnetic radiation. Primary Radiation - Answer️️ -Made up of the x-rays that come from the target of the X-Ray tube. AKA: Primary beam or useful beam. Scatter Radiation - Answer️️ -Form of radiation produced from any substance being struck by primary radiation. Seconday Radiation - Answer️️ -Form of radiation produced from any substance being struck by primary radiation. Dose - Answer️️ -Amount of energy absorbed by tissue. Genetic Effects - Answer️️ -Radiation effects passed on to future generations through genetic cells. Somatic Effects (Somatic - "Greek" body illness) - Answer️️ -Effecs of radiation causeing illness and responsible for poor health. ©SOPHIABENNET@2024/2025 Tuesday, August 20, 2024 10:21 AM 2 Bitewing Radiograph (BWX) - Answer️️ -Radiographic film that show the interproximal areas, crowns of the maxillary and mandibular teeth on the same film. Central Beam - Answer️️ -Central portion of the primary beam of radiation. Cylinder - Answer️️ -Component affixed to the tube head that helps align the patient and film when positioning film. Cone Cut - Answer️️ -The central beam misses the center of the film and produces a blank area cutting off the edge of the film. Electromagnetic Radiation - Answer️️ -Series of electromagnetic waves. Elongation - Answer️️ -Describes distortion of image; appears longer than actuality. Extraoral - Answer️️ -X-ray film packet placed outside the oral cavity during exposure. Foreshortening - Answer️️ -Distortion of image; appears shorter than actuality. Horizontal - Answer️️ -Side to side motion. Intraoral - Answer️️ -Film packet placed inside oral cavity during exposure. Ionizing Radiation - Answer️️ -Radiation that produces ionization, resulting in harmful effects. ©SOPHIABENNET@2024/2025 Tuesday, August 20, 2024 10:21 AM 3 Ioning Radiation (Ionizing - turning an atom into an ion by adding or taking away particles.) - Answer️️ -... Kilovolt - Answer️️ -Unit of electromotive force, equal to 1000 volts, drives electric current through circuit. Latent Period - Answer️️ -Time between exposure to ionizing radiation and the appearance of symptoms Lead Apron - Answer️️ -Heavy lead lined, plastic apron placed over patient for protection during x-rays. Lead Shield - Answer️️ -Lead lined wall or movable shield for students/staff to stand behind while exposing x-rays. Milliampere (mA) - Answer️️ -One thousandth (1/1000) of an ampere, a unit of measurement used to describe intensity of electric current. Midsagittal Plane - Answer️️ -Imaginary line dividing to