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Dental Radiology Certification Test Exam
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The part of an atom that carries a negative charge is a/an - Answer✔Electron
The quantity of x-rays emitted is primarily dependent upon the - Answer✔Milliamperage
setting
An aluminum filter in a dental x-ray unit functions to - Answer✔Absorb x-rays of long
wavelength
Light radiographs can be caused by - Answer✔Film packet reversal, low MA setting, and an
exhausted developer
What are the principles of ideal projection - Answer✔The central ray should strike the tooth at
a 90 degree angle, the source-object distance should be as long as possible, the source size
should be as small as possible, and the tooth and the film should be parallel to each other
What can cause a dark radiograph - Answer✔Too much time in developer and too high MA or
KVP setting
If the directions on the film package call for an exposure time of 1/6 second, how many
impulses should the operator select? - Answer✔10
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How frequently should a complete radiographic survey (CRS) be exposes on a typical adult
patient? - Answer✔As frequently as indicated by the patient's clinical needs a
Which Standard International Units is equivalent to the rem - Answer✔Sievert
In "real time direct" digital radiography, what is used in place of an x-ray film? - Answer✔Sensor
In digital radiography, using phosphor plates: - Answer✔Images are received and stored on a
low phosphor plate, images have to be transferred to a scanner, and the images on the plate
are erased by exposure to light
If a film image is foreshortened, that means: - Answer✔There was too much vertical angulation
If a herringbone pattern shows up on a radiograph, this means: - Answer✔The film packet was
reversed
Each successive panoramic radiograph appears lighter than the one before. What adjustment
should be made - Answer✔Replenish the developer solution
In extra oral radiography, the intensifying screen is used to reduce the: - Answer✔Exposure
time
When processing radiographs, the smell of ammonia indicates that the: - Answer✔Fixer has
contaminated the developer
An aid to correctly mounting processed radiographs is the: - Answer✔Raised bump on the film
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Dental Radiology Certification Test Exam
Questions And Answers |Latest 2025 |
Guaranteed Pass
The part of an atom that carries a negative charge is a/an - Answer✔Electron
The quantity of x-rays emitted is primarily dependent upon the - Answer✔Milliamperage
setting
An aluminum filter in a dental x-ray unit functions to - Answer✔Absorb x-rays of long
wavelength
Light radiographs can be caused by - Answer✔Film packet reversal, low MA setting, and an
exhausted developer
What are the principles of ideal projection - Answer✔The central ray should strike the tooth at
a 90 degree angle, the source-object distance should be as long as possible, the source size
should be as small as possible, and the tooth and the film should be parallel to each other
What can cause a dark radiograph - Answer✔Too much time in developer and too high MA or
KVP setting
If the directions on the film package call for an exposure time of 1/6 second, how many
impulses should the operator select? - Answer✔10
1|P a g e
, ©BRIGHTSTARS 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1:26 PM A+
How frequently should a complete radiographic survey (CRS) be exposes on a typical adult
patient? - Answer✔As frequently as indicated by the patient's clinical needs a
Which Standard International Units is equivalent to the rem - Answer✔Sievert
In "real time direct" digital radiography, what is used in place of an x-ray film? - Answer✔Sensor
In digital radiography, using phosphor plates: - Answer✔Images are received and stored on a
low phosphor plate, images have to be transferred to a scanner, and the images on the plate
are erased by exposure to light
If a film image is foreshortened, that means: - Answer✔There was too much vertical angulation
If a herringbone pattern shows up on a radiograph, this means: - Answer✔The film packet was
reversed
Each successive panoramic radiograph appears lighter than the one before. What adjustment
should be made - Answer✔Replenish the developer solution
In extra oral radiography, the intensifying screen is used to reduce the: - Answer✔Exposure
time
When processing radiographs, the smell of ammonia indicates that the: - Answer✔Fixer has
contaminated the developer
An aid to correctly mounting processed radiographs is the: - Answer✔Raised bump on the film
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