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BWX, Periapicals, Occlusals

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occlusal plane parallel to floor   patient position  
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perpendicular to floor   midsagital line  
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size, speed, amount of time, # of films in packet   selection of film packet  
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what you want to be visible on the film   Film positioning  
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XCP, Snap-A-Ray, Stabe, Bitewing tabs/loops   Film Holding devices  
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round piece coming off machine where radiation comes out   PID  
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18",12",16"(round, rectangular)   Length/Shape of PID  
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mA, kVp, time,   Control panel settings  
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how image on film gets there   Shadow casting  
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source of x-ray photons   focal spot on target of x-ray tube  
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records the image   function of the film  
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Goal of radiography   best density, contrast, sharpness, clarity using least amount of radiation  
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smallest possible source of radiation   sharper the image  
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Object and film as close as possible   reduced magnification  
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object and film parallel   decreased distortion  
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radiation must strike object and film at right angles(perpendicular)   decreased distortion  
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Ideal conditions   smallest possible source of radiation, boject far from source, object/film close as possible, object/film parallel, radiation must strike object/film at right angle  
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object/film are not parallel; radiation does not strike at right angle   Bisecting Technique  
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object to film distance is greater   Paralleling technique  
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long axis of tooth /plane of film form angle; x-ray beam directed at right angle to imaginary bisector   Bisecting Technique  
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used when parallel placement is impossible(small mouth, children, low palate, cleft palate, tori)   Bisecting  
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dimensional distortion and unequal magnification occurs in   Bisecting  
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steeper vertical angle causes shadow of zygomatic process to   superimpose roots of maxillary molars  
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film parallel to long axis of teeth   Paralleling  
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x-ray beam directed at right angle to teeth/film   Paralleling  
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Increased target to film distance to compensate for   Increased object to film distance  
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Minimal distortion, easy to learn, less time   Paralleling advantages  
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sometimes difficult to place films/patient discomfort   Paralleling disadvantages  
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patient seated upright; occlusal plane parallel to floor; midsagital plane perpendicular to floor   Patient positioning  
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Ala-Tragus line   Maxillary Point of Entry  
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1/2 inch above mandible   Mandibular Point of Entry  
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Commissure of lips-tragus line   Bitewing Point of Entry  
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Side to side, central ray pass through interproximal space   Horizontal PID angulation  
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occurs when horizontal angulation is not correct   Overlapping  
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up/down; PID angle is zero when parallel to floor   Vertical Angulation  
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Tip of PID tilted toward floor   Positive vertical angulation  
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Tip of PID tilted toward ceiling   Negative vertical angulation  
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Views crowns and alveolar bone of Max. and Mand. teeth on 1 film   Bitewings  
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Most common dental film; included in FMX or taken alone at check-ups   BMX  
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Detect interproximal dental caries in posterior teeth(incipient lesions); Examine crestal bone of periodontal patients(vertical/horizontal)   Purpose of BMX  
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can be placed close to teeth and still be parallel to teeth of both arches   Advantages of BWX  
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doesn't show apices   Disadvantages of BWX  
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films with tabs attached, loops/adhesive tabs, XCP instruments   Bitewing holders  
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Central ray directed through contact area   Horizontal BW  
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+10 degrees   Vertical Angulation BW  
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level of occlusal plane   BW Point of entry  
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If not lined up correctly, area where no radiation hits film causes clear spot   Cone cut  
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Peri means   Around  
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Apex means   highest point  
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view the entire tooth(including root) and surrounding structures   Periapical series FMX  
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FMX film size depends on   patient age,size of mouth,shape of arches, anatomical limitations,film holder, patient's ability to tolerate film  
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Use___film patient can accomodate   largest  
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number of films in FMX   18 including BWX  
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Film placement anterior periapicals   Vertical  
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Film placement posterior periapicals   Horizontal  
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Identification dot   towards biteblock  
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Wilhem Conrad Roentgen   1895 discovered x-ray  
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Dr. Otto Walkoff   took 1st x-ray (Germany)  
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Dr. William aherbert Rollins   warned about dangers of radiation; also claimed to take dental x-ray 1st  
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Dr. William James Morton   Claimed to take 1st dental x-ray  
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Dr. C. Edmund Kells   also claimed to take 1st dental x-ray  
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William David Coolidge   Invented X-ray hot cathode tube  
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Howard Riley Raper   wrote 1st dental x-ray text book; introduced bitewing x-ray  
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Radiography   making of radiographs  
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X-ray/Roentgen ray   unknown ray(interchangeble terms)  
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Roentgenograph/radiograph   Image produced on the film  
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Cone-PID   end of x-ray tube  
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Panoramic radiology   Film gets entire mouth (ear-ear) on one film  
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Weston A. Price   suggested looking into bisecting/parallel teechnique(didn't receive credit)  
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A. Cieszynski   Applied rule of issemetry to bisecting technique  
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Franklin W. Mc Cormack   developed paralleling technique  
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G. M. Fitzgerald   Used longer PID with paralleling technique to compensate for distance(less magnification)  
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Tomography   Used in most Panoramic units-radiographs a single plane @ a time  
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Magnetic resonance Imaging(MRI)   method to take crossectional images produced on computer(no radiation) magnetic field  
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Computed Tomography(CT)   instead of film it uses computer to display  
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Digital Imaging   digital receptor captures images then transfers to computer  
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elements   simple substance made up of atoms  
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Atom   smallest particle of an element. Made up of subatomic particles  
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subatomic particles   Electrons, Protons, Neutrons  
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Electrons   little mass or weight and negatively charged  
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Protons   weigh more than electrons and are (+) charged (atomic #)  
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Neutrons   weigh almost the same as protons, no charge  
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Molecule   smallest particle of a substance  
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Isotopes   Atoms of an element that have the same number of protons but different number of neutrons  
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Energy levels   Electron shells  
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Ions   Atoms that have gained or lost electrons and have become electrically unstable(charged particle)  
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Positive ion   Atom that lost an electron  
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Negative ion   The free electron that was separated from the atom  
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Ion pair   the positive and negative ions  
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ionization   formation of ion pairs  
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cause of ionization   x-ray photons hitting atoms  
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electromagnetic radiation   x-rays,gamma rays,cosmic rays  
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Particulate radiation   alpha,beta particles  
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Ionizing radiation   Any radiation that produces ions  
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2 forms of radiation   Electromagnetic, particulate  
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Radioactivity   process that occurs when unstable elemnets are trying to return to a stable nuclear state  
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Decay   The release of energy by unstable isotopes in an attempt to regain stability  
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2 forms of radiation released by decay   Particulate, Electromagnetic(Gamma)  
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Electromagnetic Radiation   The movement of wave-like energy through space as a como of electric and magnetic fields  
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Electromagnetic spectrum   Electromagnetic radiation placed in order according to their energy  
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Travel at speed of light, no electrical charge, no mass/weight, pass through space as particles in wave-like motion, give off electrical field at right angles/magnetic field at right angles, energies measureable and different   qualities of electromagnetic radiation  
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Particles in electromagnetic radiation   photons  
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photons of particles are   bundles of energy that travel through space at speed of light  
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Wave of electromagnetic radiation   wavelength,frequency, velocity  
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Wavelength   measured from crest to crest  
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Frequency   # of wavelengths that pass in a given time  
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Velocity   speed at which waves travel  
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Wavelength and Frequency are related how?   Inversely  
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The shorter the wavelength   The higher the frequency  
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X-radiation(x-rays)   don't all have same wavelength  
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Soft radiation   long wavelength with limited penetrating power  
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Hard radiation   wavelength 0.1-0.5A with great penetrating power  
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Properties of X-rays   Invisible,travel in straight line at speed of light,no mass/weight/charge,interact with mater causing ionization,photographic film emulsion,penetrate opaque tissue, effect living tissue  
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Where are x-rays produced?   In an x-ray tube inside tube head  
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When are x-rays produced?   when high speed electrons(kinetic energy) are abruptly stopped converting to bremsstrahlung and characteristic radiation  
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Bremsstrahlung Radiation   majority of x-rays produced  
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Bremsstrahlung radiation is produced when?   high speed electron collides with nucleous of an ataom in target metal and all kinetic energy is transferred into a single x-ray photon;high speed e- is slowed down/bent off course and kinetic energy is lost turns into x-ray  
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Characteristic radiation   only produced when kVp is 70 or higher  
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only make up a portion of x-rays produced   Characteristic radiation  
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Characteristic radiation is produced by   high speed electron powerful enough to collide with and dislodge an e- from the k-shell of a tungsten target atom  
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No ionization occurs when   X-ray passes through an atom unchanged (9%)  
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Coherent scattering occurs when   x-ray is scattered unchanged(8%)  
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Photoelectric effect occurs when   x-ray gives all energy to orbital e- of an atom; original x-ray vanishes and e- with kinetic energy flies from orbit forming an ion pair. photoelectron knocks another e- from its orbit forming a secondary ion pair. keeps going until all energy used(30%)  
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Compton effect occurs when   x-ray gives some energy to orbital e- and rest forms a weaker x-ray that scatters in a different direction. The new x-ray may undergo a new comton or photoelectric (62%)  
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2 forms of ionizing radiation   Photoelectric and Compton effect  
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forms of non-ionizing radition   no interaction, scatter  
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Exposure   measurement of ionizations in air produced by x-rays  
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Coulombs per kilogram (C/kg)   Exposure  
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Absorbed dose   amount of energy deposited in the tissue  
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Gray(Gy)   Absorbed dose  
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Dose Equivalent   Absorbed dose X biological effect mod. factor  
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Dose Equivalent=   Absorbed dose  
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Sievert (Sv)   Dose equivalent  
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(C/kg)=   Roentgen(R)  
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(Gy)=   rad  
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(Sv)=   rem  
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Line switch,mA selector,kVp selector,Timer(60 impulse a second)   Control Panel  
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Suspend tube head, allows positioning of PID, Passage of electrical current   Functions of the extension arm  
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Metal housing contains   X-ray tube,insulating oil,step-up/step-down transformer  
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protects x-ray tube,increases safety,precents over heating, absorbs any x-rays produced except for the primary beam   Functions of the metal housing  
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Conditions required for x-ray production   free source of electrons,High voltage to give speed to electrons,Target capable of stopping electrons  
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positive electrode (+)   anode  
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negative electrode(-)   cathode  
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minimizes resistance to electrons   vacuum  
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Tube location in metal housing   located behind transformers(Richards)  
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To provide free electrons needed for x-ray production   Cathode  
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Components of cathode   Filament wire and Focusing cup  
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Filament wire made of   Tungsten  
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Tungsten wire heated to   Incondecence  
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Filament wire produces   Thermionic emission(electron cloud)  
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Composed of molybdenum   Focusing cup  
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Focusing cup dose what   directs electrons towards target  
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Stops high speed electrons converting them to X-rays   Anode  
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Copper stem and Tungsten target   Components of Anode  
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Carries headt produced to the radiator   Copper stem  
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imbedded in coper stem at 20degree angle;contains focal spot; converts electrons to x-rays   Tungsten target  
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Larger target but rays come off in smaller area; looks like a square,but is really a rectangle   Line Focus Principle  
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1st steps in x-ray tube operation   turn on unit,set control panel  
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once exposure button is pressed   Low voltage(5V) to step-down transformer to supply filament wire with electricity to form electron cloud  
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supplies the anode-cathode with high-voltage to force free electrons across tube to the target   Step-up transformer  
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Percentage of heat and x-rays produced   99% heat, 1% x-rays  
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removes heat   copper stem in anode  
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once x-rays are produced they   scatter in all directions  
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Most x-rays absorbed by   glass envelope, oil/air, transformers, and tube head  
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x-rays going in direction of PID   exit the window of the tube(thin glass area)  
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glass window is aligned with   the port(opening in tube housing  
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x-rays exiting PID make up   Primary Beam  
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After the port x-rays go through   collimator(lead)  
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restricts size of primary beam   Lead collimator  
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Center of the primary beam   Central Ray  
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weaker x-rays(soft) absorbed by   Aluminum filter  
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controlled by mA, kVp, exposure time,distance   Intensity  
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Intensity is a combination of   # of x-rays and energy of x-rays  
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# of x-rays in a beam   quantity(mA)  
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energy or penetrating power of x-ray beam   quality(kVp)  
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thickness of a given material(aluminum) to reduce intensity of x-ray beam in half   Half-value Layer  
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Amperage measures   # of electrons(quantity)  
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An increase in amperage   increases amount of electrons available to travel across tube(produces more x-rays)  
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Amperage range for dental machines   7mA-15mA  
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measure of electromotive force; electric potential   Voltage(quality)  
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Voltage measures   electrical pressure between two electrical charges  
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Increase in kVp   increases the speed of electrons traveling across tube; increase penetrating power  
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Voltage range for dental machine   70kVp-90kVp  
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changes direction between (+) and (-) current   Alternating current  
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3-8 Volts we use 5V   Filament circuit  
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High voltage circuit   60kVp-90kVp  
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