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Ch 2. Dental Radiation Physics

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which electrons have the greatest binding energy?

a)

N-shell

b)

M-shell

c)

L-shell

d)

K-shell

2.

What type of electrical charge does the electron carry?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

no charge

d)

positive or negative

3.

Which term describes two or more atoms that are joined by chemical bonds?

a)

ion

b)

ion pair

c)

molecule

d)

proton

4.

Which statement describes ionization?

a)

atom without a nucleus

b)

atom that loses an electron

c)

atom with equal numbers of protons and electrons

d)

none of the above

5.

Which term describes the process by which unstable atoms undergo spontaneous disintegration in an effort to attain a more balanced nuclear state?

a)

radiation

b)

radioactivity

c)

ionization

d)

ionizing radiation

6.

Which is not a type of particulate radiation?

a)

alpha particles

b)

beta particles

c)

protons

d)

nucleons

7.

Which is not a type of electromagnetic radiation?

a)

electrons

b)

radar waves

c)

microwaves

d)

x-rays

8.

Which statement is incorrect?

a)

Velocity is the speed of a wave

b)

Wavelength is the distance between waves

c)

Frequency is the number of wavelengths that pass a given point in a certain amount of time

d)

Frequency and wavelength are inversely related

9.

Which statement is incorrect?

a)

x-rays travel at the speed of sound

b)

x-rays have no charge

c)

x-rays cannot be focused to a point

d)

x-rays cause ionization

10.

Which statement is correct?

a)

x-rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation; visible light is not

b)

x-rays have more energy than does visible light

c)

x-rays have a longer wavelength than does visible light

d)

x-rays travel more slowly than visible light

11.

Label the part that is in red

a)

cathode

b)

insulating oil

c)

aluminum discs

d)

tubehead seal

12.

Label the part that is red

a)

glass window

b)

x-ray tube

c)

anode

d)

cathode

13.

Label the part that is in red

a)

cathode

b)

anode

c)

filament circuit

d)

metal housing

14.

Label the part that is in red

a)

insulating oil

b)

metal housing

c)

step down transformer

d)

filament circiut

15.

Label the part that is in red

a)

position indicating device

b)

insulating oil

c)

tubehead seal

d)

x-ray tube

16.

Label the part that is in red

a)

metal housing aluminum discs

b)

lead collimator

c)

filament circiut

d)

cathode

17.

Label the part that is in red

a)

tubehead seal

b)

exposure button

c)

x-ray tube

d)

metal housing

18.

Label the part that is in red

a)

metal step down transformer

b)

metal step up transformer

c)

position indicating device

d)

lead collimator

19.

Label the part that is in red

a)

anode

b)

metal step up transformer

c)

tubehead seal

d)

filament circiut

20.

Label the part that is in red

a)

lead collimator

b)

insulating oil

c)

position indicating device

d)

aluminum disks

21.

Label the part that is in red

a)

tubehead seal

b)

metal step up transformer

c)

cathode

d)

Wilhelm C. Roentgen

22.

Label the part that is in red

a)

anode

b)

cathode

c)

unleaded glass window

d)

x-ray tube

23.

Label the part that is in red

a)

x-ray tube

b)

insulating oil

c)

exposure button

d)

filament circiut

24.

Which regulates the flow of electrical current to the filament of the x-ray tube?

a)

high-voltage circiut

b)

low-voltage circuit

c)

high-voltage transformer

d)

low-voltage transformer

25.

Which is used to increase the voltage in the high-voltage circuit?

a)

step-up transformer

b)

step-down transformer

c)

autotransformer

d)

step-up circuit

26.

Which does not occur when the high-voltage circuit is activated?

a)

The unit produces an audible and visible signal

b)

Electrons produced at the cathode are accelerated across the tube to the anode

c)

X-rays travel from the filament to the target

d)

Heat is produced

27.

Which is the location that x-rays are produced?

a)

positive cathode

b)

positive anode

c)

negative cathode

d)

negative anode

28.

Which is the location where thermionic emission occurs?

a)

positive cathode

b)

positive anode

c)

negative cathode

d)

negative anode

29.

Which accounts for 70% of all the x-ray energy produced at the anode?

a)

general radiation

b)

characteristic radiation

c)

Compton scatter

d)

coherent scatter

30.

Which only occurs at 70 kV or higher and accounts for a very small part of the x-rays produced in the dental x-ray machine?

a)

general radiation

b)

characteristic radiation

c)

Compton scatter

d)

coherent scatter

31.

Which describes primary radiation?

a)

radiation that exits the tubehead

b)

radiation that is created when x-rays come in contact with matter

c)

radiation that has been deflected from its path by interaction with matter

d)

none of the above

32.

Which describes scatter radiation?

a)

radiation that exits the tubehead

b)

radiation that is more penetrating than primary radiation

c)

radiation that has been deflected from its path by interaction with matter

d)

none of the above