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19 Cards in this Set
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No federal standards existed for dental x-ray machines before the year:
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1974
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Dental films placed inside the mouth are termed:
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intraolral films
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Dental films placed outside the mouth are termed:
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extraoral films
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The component par of the dental x-ray machine that contains the x-ray tube is termed:
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tubehead
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The component part of the x-ray machine that allows movement and positioning of the tubehead is termed the:
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extension arm
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The dental radiographer can regulate the x-ray beam (kilovoltage peak, miliamerage, time) through the use of the:
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control panel
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An instrument that is used to help the dental radiographer position the PID in relation to the tooth and film is the:
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beam alignment device
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A device that is used to stabilize an intraoral film is a:
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film holder
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A metal instrument that is used to restrict the size of the x-ray beam to the size of an intraoral fils is the:
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collimating device
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Activates the machine to produce x-rays
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exposure button
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A form of energy carried by waves or a stream of particles.
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Radiation
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A high-energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with a metal target in an x-ray tube.
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X-radiation
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A beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image shadows on photographic film.
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X-ray
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The science or study of radiation as used in medicine
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Radiology
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A picture (visible photographic record) on film produced by the passage of x-rays through an object or body.
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Radiograph
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A photographic image produced on film by the passage of x-rays through teeth and related structures.
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Dental radiograph
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The art and science of making radiographs by the exposure of film to x-rays.
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Radiography
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The making of radiographs of the teeth and adjacent structures by the exposure of film to x-rays.
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Dental radiography
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Any person who positions, exposes, and processes dental x-ray film.
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Dental radiographer
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