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EXPOSURE 7TH EDITION FAUBER QUESTIONS &
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ANSWERSWITH RATIONALES (CH 1-10)
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,CH 01: Radiation and Its Discovery
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Fauber: Radiographic Imaging and Exposure, 7TH Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE drdr
1. When were x-rays discovered?
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a. October 8, 1985 drdr drdr
b. November 8, 1895 drdr drdr
c. January 23, 1896 drdr drdr
d. August 15, 1902 drdr drdr
ACCURATE ANS:-B drdr
REASONING:->>>X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen on drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr
November 8,1895.
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2. What type of tube was Roentgen working with in his lab when x-rays were
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a. Crookes tube drdr
b. Fluorescent tube drdr
c. High-vacuum tube drdr
d. Wurzburg tube drdr
ACCURATE ANS:-A drdr
REASONING:->>>Roentgen was working with a low-vacuum tube known as a Crookes drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr
tube.
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3. Which of the following terms could be defined as the instantaneous production of
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light onlyduring an interaction between a type of energy and some element or
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compound?
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a. Phosphorescence
b. Afterglow
c. Glowing
d. Fluorescence
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REASONING:->>>Fluorescence is the instantaneous emission of light from a material drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr
due tothe interaction with some type of energy.
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4. Barium platinocyanide was the: drdr drdr drdr
a. type of dark paper Roentgen used to darken his laboratory.
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b. material Roentgen used to produce the first radiograph of his wife’s hand.
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c. metal used to produce the low-vacuum tube.drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr
d. fluorescent material that glowed when the tube was energized. dr dr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr
ACCURATE ANS:-D drdr
REASONING:->>>A piece of paper coated with barium platinocyanide glowed each drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr
timeRoentgen energized his tube.
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,5. The first radiograph produced by Roentgen, of his wife’s hand, required an exposure
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a. 15 s. drdr
b. 150 s.
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c. 15 min. drdr
d. 150 min. drdr
ACCURATE ANS:-C drdr
REASONING:->>>It took a 15-min exposure time to produce the first radiograph. drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr
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6. The letter x in x-ray is the symbol for:
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a. electricity.
b. the unknown. drdr
c. penetrating.
d. discovery.
ACCURATE ANS:-B drdr
REASONING:->>>The letter x represents the mathematical symbol of the unknown. drdr drdr drdr drdr dr dr drdr drdr drdr drdr
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7. The first Nobel Prize for physics was received in 1901 by:
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a. Marie Curie. drdr
b. William Crookes. drdr
c. Wilhelm Roentgen. drdr
d. Albert Einstein. drdr
ACCURATE ANS:-C drdr
REASONING:->>>Wilhelm Roentgen received the first Nobel Prize for physics in drdr drdr drdr drdr dr dr drdr dr dr drdr drdr
1901.
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8. X-rays were at one time called:
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a. Becquerel rays. drdr
b. Roentgen rays. drdr
c. Z-rays.
d. none of the above. drdr drdr drdr
ACCURATE ANS:-B drdr
REASONING:->>>X-rays were at one time called Roentgen rays. drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr
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9. Erythema, an early sign of biologic damage due to x-ray exposure, is:
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a. reddening of the skin. drdr drdr drdr
b. a malignant tumor.
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c. a chromosomal change.
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d. one of the most serious effects of x-ray exposure.
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ACCURATE ANS:-A drdr
, REASONING:->>>Erythema is reddening and burning of the skin, an early and less drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr dr dr drdr drdr drdr
seriouseffect of exposure to large doses of x-radiation.
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10. X-rays have which of the following properties?
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a. Electrical
b. Magnetic
c. Chemical
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e. A and C drdr dr dr
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REASONING:->>>X-rays, a type of electromagnetic radiation, have both electrical drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr
andmagnetic properties.
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11. The distance between two successive crests of a sine wave is known as:
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a. an angstrom. drdr
b. frequency.
c. the Greek letter nu. drdr dr dr drdr
d. wavelength
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REASONING:->>>The distance between two successive crests or troughs of a sine drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr
wave is themeasure of its wavelength.
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12. X-rays used in radiography have wavelengths that are measured in:
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a. angstroms.
b. millimeters.
c. centimeters.
d. hertz.
ACCURATE ANS:-A drdr
X-rays in the range used in radiography have wavelengths that are so short that they
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aremeasured in angstroms.
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13. The frequency of a wave is the number of waves passing a given point per given
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drdr unit of time.Frequency is measured in:
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a. angstroms.
b. hertz.
c. inches.
d. eV.
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REASONING:->>>The unit of frequency is hertz. The frequency of x-rays in drdr dr dr drdr drdr dr dr drdr drdr drdr drdr drdr
theradiography range varies from about 3 1019 to 3 1018 Hz.
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