Radiation History & Dental X-Ray Equipment

Question 1

radiology

Answer 1

study of radiation used in medicine

Question 2

dental radiography

Answer 2

production of radiographs of teeth and structures

Question 3

radiation

Answer 3

form of energy carried by waves or a stream of particles

Question 4

x-ray

Answer 4

a beam of energy that penetrates substances and records image shadows on a receptor

Question 5

receptor

Answer 5

responds to a stimulus, recording medium

Question 6

radiograph/image

Answer 6

2D representation of a 3D object

Question 7

importance of dental radiographs

Answer 7

illustrate changes secondary to caries, periodontal disease and trauma
specific points in time
development of a clinical treatment plan

Question 8

who discovered x-rays

Answer 8

wilhelm conrad roentgen

Question 9

1st practical use of a dental radiograph and 1st to use a person was

Answer 9

edmund kells

Question 10

intraoral techniques

Answer 10

bisecting
paralleling
bite-wing

Question 11

tubehead

Answer 11

contains the x-ray tube that produces dental x-rays

Question 12

position-indicating device

Answer 12

extends from tubehead
round or rectangular
restricts size of beam

Question 13

extension arm

Answer 13

suspends x-ray tubehead
electrical wires
movement and positioning

Question 14

control panel

Answer 14

regulates x-ray beam
consists of:
exposure button and exposure light
setting button (time)
exposure time
size of person