An electrically charged particle.

The positive electrode in the x-ray tube.

The basic unit of matter.

The total energy of the x-ray beam.

"Braking radiation" The sudden deceleration of electrons as they interact with highly positive charged nuclei. The primary type of radiation produced in the dental xray tube head.

The negative electrode in the x-ray tube.

X-rays at the center of the beam.

A recording medium for an image, normally film, phosphor storage plate, or a digital sensor.

High energy ionizing electromagnetic radiation.

Anything that occupies space and has form or shape.

Forms of waves of energy emission through space or material.

A form of secondary radiation that occurs when an x-ray beam as been deflected from its path by interaction with matter.

A solid-state image sensor that contains a silicon chip with an electric circuit.

A measure of how well an image reproduces the fine details or outline of an object.

x-radiation that is created when the primary beam interacts with matter.

Image produced on a photosensitive film by exposing the film radiation and then processing it.

The science or study of radiation as used in medicine.

The mean of energy or penetrating ability of the x-ray beam.

The number of x-rays produced in the dental unity.

The overall darkness or blackness of an image.

Differences in degrees of blackness on an image.

The portion of the x-ray unit that contains the master switch, the indicator light, the selector buttons, and the exposure buttons.

The ability to do work.

The process of recording images of the teeth and adjacent structures by exposure to x-radiation.

A device used to detect and measure an accumulated dosage of radiation.

A filmless method of capturing an image and displaying it by using an image receptor, an electronic signal, and a computer to process and store the image.

Change in the size of an image caused by incorrect vertical angulation.

The amount of energy absorbed by tissues.

A negatively charged particle in the atom.

Flexible arm that is attached to the x-ray tube head.

Effects of radiation that are passed on the future generations through genetic cells.

Film-based or digitally produced recordings of anatomic structures.

A focal spot for the anode.

The part of the x-ray unit that contains the x-ray tube, the high voltage and low voltage transformers, and insulating oil.

A flexible lead shield that is placed securely around the neck.

Effects of radiation that cause illness and are responsible for poor health (such as cancer, leukemia, and cataracts) but are not passed on to offspring.

Process by which electrons are removed from atoms, causing the harmful effects of radiation in humans.

Radiation that produces ionization, resulting in harmful effects.

Highest Voltage of x-ray tube used during an exposure.

Time between exposure to ionizing radiation and appearance of symptoms.

Device used to protect the reproductive and blood-forming tissues from scatter radiation.

The proportional enlargement of an object.

Components of the control panel

A minute (tiny) bundle of pure energy that has no weight or mass.

The most penetrating beam produced at the target of the anode.

The blurred or indistinct area that surrounds an image

One one-thousandth (1/1000) of an ampere; a unit of measurement used to describe the intensity of an electrical current.

A device that measures exposure of personnel to ionizing radiation by measuring the intensity of visible light emitted from a crystal in the detector when heated. The intensity of light emitted is dependent upon the radiation exposure.