SOLUTION QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
●● What is x-radiation?
Answer: A high-energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of
electrons with a metal target in an x-ray tube.
●● What is an x-ray?
Answer: A beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances
and record image shadows on receptors.
●● Define radiology.
Answer: The science or study of radiation as used in medicine.
●● What is a radiograph?
Answer: An image produced on a receptor by exposure to ionizing
radiation.
●● What is a dental radiograph?
Answer: A photographic image produced on a receptor by the passage of
x-rays through teeth and related structures.