rhs Flashcards
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radiation
A form of energy carried by waves or a stream of particles
x-radiation
a high-energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with a metal target in an x-ray tube
x-ray
A beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image shadows on receptors (photographic film or digital sensors)
Radiology
The science or study of radiation as used in medicine; a branch of medical science that deals with the therapeutic use of x-rays, radioactive substances, and other forms of radiant energy
Radiograph
an image or picture produced on a receptor (radiation-sensitive film, phosphor plate, or digital sensor) by exposure to ionizing radiation; a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional object
Dental radiograph
A photographic image produced on film by the passage of x-rays through teeth and related structures
Radiography
The art or science of making radiographs by the exposure of film to x-rays
Dental radiography
The production of radiographs of the teeth and adjacent structures by the exposure of an image receptor to x-rays
Dental radiographer
Any person who positions, exposes, and processes dental x-ray image receptors
Image
a picture or likeness of an object
Image receptor
A recording medium; examples include x-ray film, phosphor plate, or digital sensor
Dental imaging
the creation of digital, print, or film representations of anatomic structures for the purpose of diagnosis
What is one of the most important uses of dental images?
detection (of diseases and conditions that cannot be identified clinically)
Who discovered the X-ray?
Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895
X =
unknown
Fluorescence
a glow that results when a fluorescent substance is struck by light, cathode rays, or x-rays
Who built the first vacuum tube?
Heinrich Geissler in 1838
Hand mit Ringen ( hand with rings)
the first “medical” x-ray performed by Roentgen
Cathode rays
streams of electrons that are produced when a high voltage is applied to electrodes in an evacuated tube: (Johann Hittorf)
originate in an x-ray tube
Who made the first dental radiograph?
Otto Walkhoff, 1895
Describe the first hot-cathode x-ray tube
a high vacuum tube that contained a tungsten filamen
Who developed the first hot cathode x-ray tube?
William Coolidge,1913
the prototype for all modern x-ray tubes
What served as the precursor for all modern dental x-ray machines?
a mini version of the x-ray tube that was placed inside the head of an x-ray machine and immersed in oil
Do fast films require a short or long exposure time?
short, which reduces patient exposure to radiation