TEST BANK For Dental Radiography:
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Principles and Techniques 6th Edition
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by Joen Iannucci & Laura Jansen Howerton
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Chapters 1 - 35 | Complete
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,Chapter 01: Radiation History
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Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLE=CHOICE
1. Radiation=is=defined=as
a. a=form=of=energy=carried=by=waves=or=streams=of=particles.
b. a=beam=of=energy=that=has=the=power=to=penetrate=substances=and=record=image=
shadows=on=a=receptor.
c. a=high-
energy=radiation=produced=by=the=collision=of=a=beam=of=electrons=with=a=metal=t
arget=in=an=x-ray=tube.
d. a=branch=of=medicine=that=deals=with=the=use=of=x-rays.
ANSWER:= A
Radiation=is=a=form=of=energy=carried=by=waves=or=streams=of=particles.=An=x-
ray=is=a=beam=of=energy=that=has=the=power=to=penetrate=substances=and=record=image=shadows=
on=a=receptor.
X-radiation=is=a=high-
energy=radiation=produced=by=the=collision=of=a=beam=of=electrons=with=a=metal=target=in=an=x-
ray=tube.=Radiology=is=a=branch=of=medicine=that=deals=with=the=use=of
x-rays.
DIF: Recall REF:===Page=2 OBJ:= 1
TOP:= CDA,=RHS,=III.B.2.=Describe=the=characteristics=of=x-radiation
MSC:= NBDHE,=2.0=Obtaining=and=Interpreting=Radiographs=|=NBDHE,=2.1=Principles=of=radiophysics=an
d=radiobiology
2. A=radiograph=is=defined=as
a. a=beam=of=energy=that=has=the=power=to=penetrate=substances=and=record=image=
shadows=on=a=receptor.
b. a=picture=on=film=produced=by=the=passage=of=x-rays=through=an=object=or=body.
c. the=art=and=science=of=making=radiographs=by=the=exposure=of=an=image=receptor=to=
x-rays.
d. a=form=of=energy=carried=by=waves=or=a=stream=of=particles.
ANSWER:= B
An=x-
ray=is=a=beam=of=energy=that=has=the=power=to=penetrate=substances=and=record=image=shadows=
on=a=receptor.= A=radiograph=is=a=picture=on=film=produced=by=the=passage=of=x-
rays=through=an=object=or=body.=Radiography=is=the=art=and=science=of=making=dental=images=b
y=the=exposure=of=a=receptor=to=x-
rays.= Radiation=is=a=form=of=energy=carried=by=waves=or=streams=of=particles.
DIF: Comprehension REF:===Page=2
OBJ:=1=TOP:= CDA,=RHS,=III.B.2.=Describe=the=characteristics=of=x-
radiation
MSC:= NBDHE,=2.0=Obtaining=and=Interpreting=Radiographs=|=NBDHE,=2.1=Principles=of=radiophysics=an
d=radiobiology
3. Your=patient=asked=you=why=dental=images=are=important.=Which=of=the=following=is=the=
correct=response?
a. An=oral=examination=with=dental=images=limits=the=practitioner=to=what=is=seen=
clinically.
,b. All=dental=diseases=and=conditions=produce=clinical=signs=and=symptoms.
, c. Dental=images=are=not=a=necessary=component=of=comprehensive=patient=care.
d. Many=dental=diseases=are=typically=discovered=only=through=the=use=of=dental=
images.
ANSWER:= D
An=oral=examination=without=dental=images=limits=the=practitioner=to=what=is=seen=clinically.=Ma
ny=dental=diseases=and=conditions=produce=no=clinical=signs=and=symptoms.=Dental=images=are=a=
necessary=component=of=comprehensive=patient=care.=Many=dental=diseases=are=typically=discove
red=only=through=the=use=of=dental=images.
DIF: Application REF:===Page=2 OBJ:= 2
TOP:= CDA,=RHS,=III.B.2.=Describe=the=characteristics=of=x-radiation
MSC:= NBDHE,=2.0=Obtaining=and=Interpreting=Radiographs=|=NBDHE,=2.5=General
4. The=x-ray=was=discovered=by
a. Heinrich=Geissler
b. Wilhelm=Roentgen
c. Johann=Hittorf
d. William=Crookes
ANSWER:= B
Heinrich=Geissler=built=the=first=vacuum=tube=in=1838.= Wilhelm=Roentgen=discovered=the
x-
ray=on=November=8,=1895.=Johann=Hittorf=observed=in=1870=that=discharges=emitted=from=the=n
egative=electrode=of=a=vacuum=tube=traveled=in=straight=lines,=produced=heat,=and=resulted=in=a=g
reenish=fluorescence.=William=Crookes=discovered=in=the=late=1870s=that=cathode=rays=were=str
eams=of=charged=particles.
DIF: Recall REF:===Page=2 OBJ:= 4
TOP:= CDA,=RHS,=III.B.2.=Describe=the=characteristics=of=x-radiation
MSC:= NBDHE,=2.0=Obtaining=and=Interpreting=Radiographs=|=NBDHE,=2.5=General
5. Who=exposed=the=first=dental=radiograph=in=the=United=States=using=a=live=person?
a. Otto=Walkoff
b. Wilhelm=Roentgen
c. Edmund=Kells
d. Weston=Price
ANSWER:= C
Otto=Walkoff=was=a=German=dentist=who=made=the=first=dental=radiograph.=Wilhelm=Roentgen=w
as=a=Bavarian=physicist=who=discovered=the=x-
ray.= Edmund=Kells=exposed=the=first=dental=radiograph=in=the=United=States=using=a=live=person.=
==Price=introduced=the=bisecting=technique=in=1904.
DIF: Recall REF:===Page=4 OBJ:= 5
TOP:= CDA,=RHS,=III.B.2.=Describe=the=characteristics=of=x-radiation
MSC:= NBDHE,=2.0=Obtaining=and=Interpreting=Radiographs=|=NBDHE,=2.5=General
6. Current=fast=radiographic=film=requires
%=less=exposure=time=than=the=initial=exposure=times=used=in=1920.
a. 33
b. 98
c. 73
= = = = =
Principles and Techniques 6th Edition
= = = = =
by Joen Iannucci & Laura Jansen Howerton
= = = = = = =
Chapters 1 - 35 | Complete
= = = = = =
,Chapter 01: Radiation History
= = =
Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 6th Edition
= = = =
MULTIPLE=CHOICE
1. Radiation=is=defined=as
a. a=form=of=energy=carried=by=waves=or=streams=of=particles.
b. a=beam=of=energy=that=has=the=power=to=penetrate=substances=and=record=image=
shadows=on=a=receptor.
c. a=high-
energy=radiation=produced=by=the=collision=of=a=beam=of=electrons=with=a=metal=t
arget=in=an=x-ray=tube.
d. a=branch=of=medicine=that=deals=with=the=use=of=x-rays.
ANSWER:= A
Radiation=is=a=form=of=energy=carried=by=waves=or=streams=of=particles.=An=x-
ray=is=a=beam=of=energy=that=has=the=power=to=penetrate=substances=and=record=image=shadows=
on=a=receptor.
X-radiation=is=a=high-
energy=radiation=produced=by=the=collision=of=a=beam=of=electrons=with=a=metal=target=in=an=x-
ray=tube.=Radiology=is=a=branch=of=medicine=that=deals=with=the=use=of
x-rays.
DIF: Recall REF:===Page=2 OBJ:= 1
TOP:= CDA,=RHS,=III.B.2.=Describe=the=characteristics=of=x-radiation
MSC:= NBDHE,=2.0=Obtaining=and=Interpreting=Radiographs=|=NBDHE,=2.1=Principles=of=radiophysics=an
d=radiobiology
2. A=radiograph=is=defined=as
a. a=beam=of=energy=that=has=the=power=to=penetrate=substances=and=record=image=
shadows=on=a=receptor.
b. a=picture=on=film=produced=by=the=passage=of=x-rays=through=an=object=or=body.
c. the=art=and=science=of=making=radiographs=by=the=exposure=of=an=image=receptor=to=
x-rays.
d. a=form=of=energy=carried=by=waves=or=a=stream=of=particles.
ANSWER:= B
An=x-
ray=is=a=beam=of=energy=that=has=the=power=to=penetrate=substances=and=record=image=shadows=
on=a=receptor.= A=radiograph=is=a=picture=on=film=produced=by=the=passage=of=x-
rays=through=an=object=or=body.=Radiography=is=the=art=and=science=of=making=dental=images=b
y=the=exposure=of=a=receptor=to=x-
rays.= Radiation=is=a=form=of=energy=carried=by=waves=or=streams=of=particles.
DIF: Comprehension REF:===Page=2
OBJ:=1=TOP:= CDA,=RHS,=III.B.2.=Describe=the=characteristics=of=x-
radiation
MSC:= NBDHE,=2.0=Obtaining=and=Interpreting=Radiographs=|=NBDHE,=2.1=Principles=of=radiophysics=an
d=radiobiology
3. Your=patient=asked=you=why=dental=images=are=important.=Which=of=the=following=is=the=
correct=response?
a. An=oral=examination=with=dental=images=limits=the=practitioner=to=what=is=seen=
clinically.
,b. All=dental=diseases=and=conditions=produce=clinical=signs=and=symptoms.
, c. Dental=images=are=not=a=necessary=component=of=comprehensive=patient=care.
d. Many=dental=diseases=are=typically=discovered=only=through=the=use=of=dental=
images.
ANSWER:= D
An=oral=examination=without=dental=images=limits=the=practitioner=to=what=is=seen=clinically.=Ma
ny=dental=diseases=and=conditions=produce=no=clinical=signs=and=symptoms.=Dental=images=are=a=
necessary=component=of=comprehensive=patient=care.=Many=dental=diseases=are=typically=discove
red=only=through=the=use=of=dental=images.
DIF: Application REF:===Page=2 OBJ:= 2
TOP:= CDA,=RHS,=III.B.2.=Describe=the=characteristics=of=x-radiation
MSC:= NBDHE,=2.0=Obtaining=and=Interpreting=Radiographs=|=NBDHE,=2.5=General
4. The=x-ray=was=discovered=by
a. Heinrich=Geissler
b. Wilhelm=Roentgen
c. Johann=Hittorf
d. William=Crookes
ANSWER:= B
Heinrich=Geissler=built=the=first=vacuum=tube=in=1838.= Wilhelm=Roentgen=discovered=the
x-
ray=on=November=8,=1895.=Johann=Hittorf=observed=in=1870=that=discharges=emitted=from=the=n
egative=electrode=of=a=vacuum=tube=traveled=in=straight=lines,=produced=heat,=and=resulted=in=a=g
reenish=fluorescence.=William=Crookes=discovered=in=the=late=1870s=that=cathode=rays=were=str
eams=of=charged=particles.
DIF: Recall REF:===Page=2 OBJ:= 4
TOP:= CDA,=RHS,=III.B.2.=Describe=the=characteristics=of=x-radiation
MSC:= NBDHE,=2.0=Obtaining=and=Interpreting=Radiographs=|=NBDHE,=2.5=General
5. Who=exposed=the=first=dental=radiograph=in=the=United=States=using=a=live=person?
a. Otto=Walkoff
b. Wilhelm=Roentgen
c. Edmund=Kells
d. Weston=Price
ANSWER:= C
Otto=Walkoff=was=a=German=dentist=who=made=the=first=dental=radiograph.=Wilhelm=Roentgen=w
as=a=Bavarian=physicist=who=discovered=the=x-
ray.= Edmund=Kells=exposed=the=first=dental=radiograph=in=the=United=States=using=a=live=person.=
==Price=introduced=the=bisecting=technique=in=1904.
DIF: Recall REF:===Page=4 OBJ:= 5
TOP:= CDA,=RHS,=III.B.2.=Describe=the=characteristics=of=x-radiation
MSC:= NBDHE,=2.0=Obtaining=and=Interpreting=Radiographs=|=NBDHE,=2.5=General
6. Current=fast=radiographic=film=requires
%=less=exposure=time=than=the=initial=exposure=times=used=in=1920.
a. 33
b. 98
c. 73
