Radiography and X-ray Terminology - Vocabulary Practice

Solid white side of film that faces the x-ray tube - ________

• tube side

• label side

• emulsion side

• back side

Series of steps that change exposed film into a radiograph - ________

• processing

• exposure

• fixation

• washing

Film placed inside patient mouth - ________

• intraoral film

• extraoral film

• panoramic film

• occlusal film

The ability to do work - ________

• energy

• mass

• force

• power

Negative electrode in a x-ray tube head - ________

• cathode

• anode

• filament

• rotor

Most basic form of matter - ________

• atom

• molecule

• cell

• compound

As low as reasonably achievable - ________

• ALARA

• ALAPA

• ALATA

• ALARAQ

Overall darkness or blackness of an image - ________

• density

• contrast

• sharpness

• exposure

Film, phosphor plate, or digital sensor - ________

• image receptor

• light source

• contrast agent

• x-ray tube

Shows crown, root tip, and surrounding structures - ________

• periapical (PA)

• bitewing (BW)

• occlusal

• panoramic