_______________ took the first intraoral radiograph and loss his three finger, hands and his arm.

_____________ developed the bisecting technique.

______________ developed the paralleling technique.

The open-ended tube, commonly known as the cone, is called the

Other forms of electromagnetic energy include

_____________is the process by which atoms change into negatively or positively charge ions during radiation.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of short, hard wavelengths?

___________ radiation is the central beam that comes from the x-ray tubehead.

___________radiation forms when the primary x-ray strikes or contacts any type of matter (solid, liquid, gas).

________radiation deflects from its path as it strikes matter.

________radiation is a form of radiation that escapes in all directions from the tube or tubehead.

The ____________equals the amount of radiation that will ionize one cubic centimeter of air.

The____________ is an abbreviation for the radiation dose to which body tissues are exposed, which is measured in terms of its estimated biological effects.

The period between the exposure and development of biological effects is called the _______________ period.

Circuit boards and controls are located in the ________of the dental x-ray unit.

The most common setting(s) for the kilovoltage is (are)

The most common settings for the milliamperage are

During the _____________process, current passes through the cathode filament and heats it to an extremely high temperature.

Electromagnetic radiation with short wavelengths with high frequency equals _______________energy.

D-speed film is called.

Recommendations by the International Commission on Radiological Protection recommend the following occupational exposure dose limits:

The orthopantomograph unit took the first acceptable____________________radiographs.

Cells that can be affected by radiation are

___________cells are radiosensitive cells and rapidly divide.

Some cells are more radiosensitive than others. Identify the most sensitive tissues and organs.

Using InSight film instead of D-type film reduces the time that the patient is exposed by radiation by up to __________%.

______film is the highest-speed dental film for the greatest reduction in radiation exposure for the patient.

_________is the degree of darkness on an x-ray.

Directs the flow of x-rays, made of tungsten target.

Solid metal, made of aluminum

Lead plate

Negative side where electrons will originate

Hard x-rays with short wavelengths

Match each film size with its respective use.

Long bite-wing film

Match each film size with its respective use.

Adult

Match each film size with its respective use.

Occlusal film

Match each film size with its respective use.

Narrow anterior film

Match each film size with its respective use.

Child

Which intraoral technique for film exposures do the American Association of Dental Schools and the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology recommend?

The _____________ radiograph pictures the entire tooth and surrounding area.

The_______ radiograph pictures the crown, the interproximal spaces, and the crest area of the alveolar bone of both the maxillary and the mandibular teeth.

A clear film would indicate______________exposure.

When the image on the film is light and a herringone/tire track pattern is visible, operator error was the result of

With the ________ technique for exposing occlusal radiograph, the central ray is directed perpendicular to the bisecting plane.

Which vertical angulation error is caused by too little angulation?

Extraoral radiographs are used by the dentist to identify.

Panoramic radiographs may be taken of

All of the following are extraoral radiographs except_______radiographs.

All of the following may cause a ghost image except

The cephalometric radiograph records

The cephalometric unit consists of all of the following except a

The line from the rags of the ear to the floor of the orbit is also called the

Which dental specialist uses primarily cephalometric radiographs in practice?

The radiographic principle of imaging one section or layer of the body while blurring images from other areas is called

When the cone is angled toward the mesial or the distal surfaces instead of the interproximal area,___________ occurs.

Given that most processors are compact and some have daylight loader units, which processing method reduces processing time?

Which processing solution chemically reduces the exposed area of the emulsion, making it visible to the naked eye?

Which processing solution removes the unexposed and undeveloped crystals from the film emulsion?

The paralleling technique is the most common because it

For patients who have a sensitive gag reflex, which of the following may help prevent gagging?

“bad bite” or misalignment of the teeth or jaws.

the lower jaw

the upper jaw

a gas (also called laughing gas) used to reduce patient anxiety.