Test Bank on Essentials of Dental Radiography 9th Edition By Evelyn Thomson,Orlen Johnson
Chapter 1
Multiple Choice
1. Who was awarded the first Nobel
... [Show More] Prize for physics in 1901, for his experimental work with
radiation?
2. W. J. Morton
3. O. Walkhof
4. W. D. Coolidge
5. W. C. Roentgen
6. Who is credited with introducing the bitewing radiograph?
7. F. W. McCormack
8. H. R. Raper
9. G. M. Fitzgerald
10. C. E. Kells
11. Who developed the hot cathode ray tube?
12. W. D. Coolidge
13. W. A. Price
14. H. R. Raper
15. W. H. Rollins
16. The development of radiation protection as a science is credited to:
17. A. Cieszyński.
18. W. D. Coolidge.
19. W. H. Rollins.
20. F. Mouyen.
21. What New Orleans dentist first made practical use of x-rays in the treatment of dental patients?
22. H. R. Raper
23. G. M. Fitzgerald
24. F. Mouyen
25. C. E. Kells
26. Early researchers working in the field of radiography were not aware that continued exposure to
x-rays produced accumulations of radiation efects in the body because x-rays are invisible.
27. Both the statement and reason are correct and related.
28. Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.
29. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
30. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
31. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.
32. 7. The most significant advancement in the early days of radiography came in 1913 when W. D.
Coolidge:
33. became the first to alert the profession of the dangers of radiation exposure and advocated for
the science of radiation protection.
34. exposed a prototype of a dental radiograph, setting the stage for preventive oral health care.
35. developed a variable, high kilovoltage x-ray machine compatible with the paralleling technique.
36. introduced an x-ray tube that allowed for an x-ray output that could be predetermined and
accurately controlled.
37. The first dental radiograph was produced using an exposure time of:
38. 0.5 second.
39. 1 minute.
40. 5 minutes.
41. 25 minutes.
42. 1 hour.
43. What component of the dental x-ray machine best limits the size of the x-ray beam to the
approximate size of the image receptor?
44. A pointed cone
45. An open round cylinder
46. A rectangular PID
47. A slit collimator
48. Panoramic radiology became popular in the:
49. 1930s.
50. 1940s.
51. 1950s.
52. 1960s.
53. 1970s.
54. Which of the following is NOT true regarding cone beam volumetric imaging?
55. It images a single selected plane of tissues.
56. It is based on computed tomography.
57. It uses less radiation than a panoramic radiograph.
58. It is designed specifically for imaging dental applications.
59. It is purported to become the gold standard for imaging certain oral conditions.
60. Early dental film required long exposure times because:
61. it was hand-wrapped.
62. the emulsion was only on one side.
63. glass plates were used as the base.
64. the packets were not moisture resistant.
65. Each of the following is an advantage of digital imaging EXCEPT one. Which one isthe
EXCEPTION?
66. It reducesradiation over film-based radiography.
67. It eliminates the need for the darkroom and processing chemistry.
68. It allows the use of pointed cones without radiation hazards.
69. It avoids the need for disposal of hazardous materials such as lead foils from film packets.
70. It produces enhanced two- and three-dimensional images.
71. The bisecting technique wasthe first and earliest radiographic technique for exposing
intraoral radiographs because the bisecting technique is based on the rule of isometry.
72. Both the statement and reason are correct and related.
73. Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.
74. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
75. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
76. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.
77. The parpaparalleling technique is taught in all dental assisting, dental hygiene, and dental
schools because it is the technique of choice for imaging intraoral radiographs.
78. Both the statement and reason are correct and related.
79. Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.
80. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
81. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
82. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.
83. The rule of isometry is the basis for what dental radiographic technique?
84. Bisecting
85. Paralleling
86. Panoramic
87. Digital
88. Computed tomography
89. Each of the following is a potential use of dental radiographs EXCEPT one. Which one is the
EXCEPTION?
90. Diagnosing dental caries
91. Evaluating development of dentition
92. Detecting missing teeth
93. Assessing patientself-care
94. Evaluating trauma to teeth and supporting bone
18. Producing radiographs of the teeth and/or the oral cavity is called:
19. Radiation producing.
20. Radiology.
21. Roentgenograph.
22. X-raying.
23. Radiography.
24. Dental assistants and dental hygienists meet an important need by providing each of the
following EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXEPTION?
25. Exposing radiographs
26. Processing radiographs
27. Mounting radiographs
28. Prescribing radiographs
29. Interpreting radiographs
30. The positioning indicating device (PID) is sometimes called a “cone” because the PID of early
dental x-ray machines was of a pointed shape.
31. Both the statement and reason are correct and related.
32. Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.
33. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
34. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
35. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.
True/False
1. William Herbert Rollins was awarded the first Nobel Prize for physics.
2. C. Edmund Kells encouraged the practical use of radiographsin dentistry.
3. The radiographer should help the patient hold the image receptor in place during exposure.
4. In the early 1900s dental patients would have to be sent to hospitals or a physician’s office to
have a dental radiograph exposed.
5. Early dental x-ray machines were an electrical hazard.
6. Pointed cones should be used to direct radiation from the x-ray tube to the patient.
7. Dental x-ray film available today is coated with emulsion on both sides.
8. The bisecting technique is the technique of choice for intraoral radiography.
9. Dental radiography supplements visual and physical examination to provide a quality evaluation
of a patient.
10. Digital imaging systems can reduce radiation dosage more than film-based radiography.
11. A radiograph is an image produced by exposure to x-rays.
12. Computed tomography eliminates the use of radiation to produce an image.
13. Digital imaging replacesthe conventional dental x-ray machine.
14. The paralleling technique is based on the rule of isometry.
15. The PID is used to direct the useful beam of radiation.
16. X-radiation was discovered when Roentgen was working with a Crookestube.
17. Roentgen named his discovery the roentgen ray.
18. The x-radiation output of the Crookes tube (named after the English chemist William Crookes)
could be predetermined and accurately controlled.
19. Early scientists and researchers working in the field of radiography were not aware that
continued exposure produced accumulations of radiation efects in the body.
20. In the early 1900s, it was common practice for the radiographer to help the patient hold the film
in place while making the exposure.
Short Answer
1. Who first determined that x-rays would play a role in dentistry?
2. Who is considered to be the first advocate for the science of radiation protection?
3. Who developed the hot cathode ray tube?
4. Which radiograph displaysthe entire dentition and surrounding structures?
5. What is the technique of choice for intraoral radiography?
6. In dental digital imaging systems, what replaces film?
7. What medical imaging modality records a selected plane of tissues?
8. What is the name of the device that functions to direct the x-ray beam toward the patient?
9. What is the purpose ofstudying the history of radiography and dental radiography?
10. What are the two techniques for exposing intraoral dental radiographs?
Chapter 2
Multiple Choice
1. Each of the following is a form of energy EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
2. Heat
3. Water
4. Light
5. X-radiation
6. What is the maximum number of electron shells (energy levels) an atom can have?
7. 1
8. 3
9. 5
10. 7
11. Each of the following is a form of ionizing radiation EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
12. Cosmic rays
13. X-rays
14. Radio waves
15. Gamma rays
16. Each of the following statements about electromagnetic radiationsis true EXCEPT one. Which
one is the EXCEPTION?
17. They have a negative electrical charge.
18. They have no mass.
19. They passthrough space as particles and in a wave-like motion.
20. They have no weight.
21. Which of the following statements about x-rays is NOT true?
22. They travel at the speed of light.
23. They are invisible.
24. They have no mass.
25. They travel in convergent lines.
26. Which one of these is NOT a Système International (SI) unit of measurement?
27. Sievert
28. Roentgen
29. Coulombs per kilogram
30. Gray
31. The Système International unit for measuring absorbed dose is the
32. Gray
33. Sievert
34. Rad
35. Rem
36. The greatest exposure to ionizing radiation to the population comes from
37. Medical x-rays
38. Occupational exposure
39. Dental x-rays
40. Background radiation
41. The speed of a wave is its
42. Wavelength
43. Velocity
44. Frequency
45. Photon
46. The majority of x-rays produced by dental x-ray machines are formed by:
47. Characteristic radiation
48. Radionuclide decay
49. Bremsstrahlung radiation
50. Coherentscattering
51. Radiation is best described as a:
52. substance that occupies space.
53. resistor of heat.
54. type of electricity.
55. movement of energy.
56. The smallest particle of a substance that still retains the properties of that substance is a/an:
57. atom.
58. electron.
59. neutron.
60. molecule.
61. The emission and movement of electromagnetic or particulate energy through space is known
as:
62. ionization.
63. radiation.
64. radioactivity.
65. the formation of ion pairs.
66. The measure of the number of waves that pass a given point per unit of time is known as the:
67. angstrom unit.
68. wavelength.
69. frequency.
70. velocity.
71. When x-rays passthrough matter, which interaction resultsin x-rays being scattered in all
directions?
72. The coherent efect
73. The photoelectric efect
74. The Compton efect
75. The amount of energy deposited in the teeth or soft tissue by any type of radiation is called the:
76. exposure amount.
77. absorbed dose.
78. dose equivalent.
79. background radiation.
80. The units used to measure the dose equivalent of radiation is the:
81. Gray (Gy).
82. Sieverts (Sv).
83. Coulombs per kilogram (C/kg).
84. Roentgens (R).
85. The sievert and rem are units of measurement for:
86. the radiation exposure in the air.
87. the amount of energy absorbed by tissues.
88. the comparison of biological efects.
89. All of the above.
90. A weighting (qualifying) factor is used to determine which of the following?
91. coulombs per kilogram
92. sievert
93. roentgen
94. gray
95. The wavelength determines the energy and penetrating power of the radiation.
The longer the wavelength, the higher the energy of the radiation.
1. The first statement is true. The second statement is false.
2. The first statement is false. The second statement istrue.
3. Both statements are true.
4. Both statements are false.
True/False
1. Matter is defined as the ability to do work and overcome resistance.
2. An atom is the smallest part of an element that still retains properties of that element.
3. Electrons have a positive charge.
4. The inner-most electron shell in an atom is the K shell.
5. Dental x-rays do not involve the use of radioactivity.
6. X-raystravel at the speed ofsound.
7. Wavelength and frequency are directly related.
8. X-rays make the materialsthey passthrough radioactive.
9. The photoelectric efect is an all-or-nothing energy loss.
10. The Compton efect causes x-rays to be scattered in all directions.
11. The number of electrons in the nucleus of an element determines its atomic number.
12. Background radiation includes cosmic raysfrom outerspace, naturally occurring radiation from
the earth, and radiation from radioactive materials.
13. Kinetic energy isthe internal energy within the atom that holds its components together.
14. The total number of protons in the nucleus of an atom determinesthe atomic number.
15. Energy that travels in a diferent direction than that of the original x-ray is collectively called
“secondary radiation.”
16. The majority of x-rays produced by dental x-ray machines are formed by general
(bremsstrahlung) radiation.
17. The electromagnetic spectrum arranges energy types by decay rates.
18. X-rays of high energy and extremely short wavelengths are classified as hard radiation.
19. Ionizing radiation is energy that is capable of producing ions.
20. Electromagnetic radiation is propelled through space as both a particle and a wave.
Short Answer
1. What is defined as anything that occupies space and has mass?
2. What are the positively charged particles in the nucleus of an atom called?
3. What is the term for atomsthat have gained or lost electrons and electrical neutrality?
4. What is the name of the process in which unstable elements undergo spontaneous decay in
order to become stable?
5. What is the term for bundles of energy that travel through space at the speed of light?
6. What is the speed of a wave called?
7. When radiation has great penetrating power it is called what?
8. Should you wait 30 seconds after making an exposure before entering the room?
9. People living on the Colorado plateau receive a higher dose of what type of radiation than
people living in Philadelphia?
10. One gray equals how many rads? [Show Less]