Dental Radiology Final Exam Review TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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Dental Radiology
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Dental Radiology
Dental Radiology Final Exam Review TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Dental Radiology Final Exam Review TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS) Dental Radiology Final Exam Review TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2024/2025) (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
1.What is a radiograph?: A picture on film produced by the passage of
x-rays through an object or body.
2.What is one of the main reasons that radiographs are considered an im-
portant and necessary part of patient care?: Many dental diseases are
typically discovered only through the use of dental radiographs.
3.What does the nucleus of an atom contain?: Protons and neutrons
4.What are photons?: - bundles of energy without mass or weight
- bundles of energy that travel at the speed of light.
- they are a component of the particle concept of electromagnetic
radiation.
5.When contrasted with the use of 65 kV to 75 kV for dental x-rays, the use
of 85 kV to 100 kV produces x-rays and wavelengths:
The use of 85 kV to 100 kV for dental x-rays produces more penetrating
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,dental x-rays with shorter wavelength.
6.What does kVp represent?: The maximum or peak voltage of an
alternating current.
7.When low kilovoltage peak settings are used (65 kVp to 70 kVp), a film with
contrast will result.: high contrast
8.The quantity of the x-rays produced is controlled by what factor?:
mAs (milliamperage)
9.An increase in density comes from an increase in what other factor?:
kVP or mAs
10.According to the inverse square law, the intensity of radiation is
proportional to the from the source of radiation.: inversely; square of
the distance
11.According to the inverse square law, if the length of the PID is doubled,
the resultant beam is as intense.: one quarter
12.What feature do aluminum filters provide to the tube head?: Reduce
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, the intensity of the x-ray beam.
13. refers to the quantity of radiation received or the total amount of
radiation energy absorbed.: Total Dose
14.Which of the following are considered to be radioresistant tissues?:
A. Bone Marrow
B. Salivary Glands
C. Lymph Tissue
D. Intestines
Salivary glands
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