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Dental radiography unit |
Master switch may be turned on at the beginning of the day and may be left on throughout the day *radiation is admitted from the unit only while the exposure timer is depressed ire box |
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View box |
Bright white light source that radiographs are placed for evaluation |
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Image receptor |
Term used for digital or film |
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Radiation |
Has the ability to cause damage to all types of living tissues. *any exposure to radiation, no matter how small, has potential to cause harmful biological changes in the operator and patient |
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Who discovered the x Ray? |
Willhelm Conrad Roentgen |
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What are the uses of dental images? |
1. Detect dental caries in the early stages 2. Identify bone loss in the early stages 3. Locate abnormalities in surrounding hard or soft tissues 4. Evaluate growth and development 5. Provide information during dental procedures (such as root canal therapy) 6. Document a patients condition at a specific time |
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What's energy? |
The ability to do work *cannot be created or destroyed, but can change form* |
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What's an atom? |
The basic form of matter. They contain energy |
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What's matter? |
Anything that occupies space and has form or shape. Matter has many forms: solids, liquids, and gases |
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What is matter made of? |
Atoms grouped together in specific arrangements called molecules |
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What's a molecule? |
The smaller particle of substance that retains the property of the original substance |
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What's an atomic structure? |
The atom consists of 2 parts: 1. Central nucleus 2. Orbiting electrons |
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What's a nucleus? |
The dense core of the atom. It's composed of protons(carry positive electrical charges) and neutrons(carries no charge) |
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What are electrons? |
Tiny |
