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dental imaging
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Machine that automates all film processing steps. | Automatic processor |
| Assists in the positioning of the position indicator device (PID). | Beam alignment device |
| Image view that shows the crowns of both arches on one film. | Bitewing |
| Common type of phosphor. | Calcium tungstate |
| Contains extraoral films during exposure. | Cassette |
| Shows the bony and soft tissue areas of the facial profile. | Cephalometric film |
| A solid-state image sensor used in intraoral digital imaging. | Charge-coupled device (CCD) |
| Electronic signals captured by sensors and displayed on computer monitors. | Digital image |
| Scanning of traditional film-based radiographs into a digital image. | Digitize |
| Film designed for use in film duplicating machines. | Duplicating film |
| A coating on the x-ray film that contains energy-sensitive crystals. | Emulsion |
| Film designed for use in cassettes. | Extraoral film |
| The sensitivity of the emulsion on the film to radiation. | Film speed |
| The part inside an extraoral cassette that converts x-ray energy into visible light, which in turn exposes screen film. | Intensifying screen |
| Film designed for placement in the patient’s mouth. | Intraoral film |
| Colored side of the film that faces the tongue. | Label side |
| The invisible image on the x-ray film after exposure but before processing. | Latent image |
| Radiographic view that shows large areas of the maxilla or mandible. | Occlusal |
| Used in cassettes to provide a wide view of both the upper and lower jaws. | Panoramic film |
| Radiographic view that shows the crown, root tip, and surrounding structures. | Periapical |
| Reusable film-sized plates coated with phosphor as the image receptor. | Phosphor storage plate |
| Intraoral devices used to position and hold the film, sensor, or PSP. | Positioning instruments |
| A series of steps that change exposed film into a radiograph. Steps include developing, rinsing, fixing, washing, and drying. | Processing |
| Image produced on photosensitive film by exposing the film to radiation and then processing it. | Radiograph |
| Process of using electronic transfer of images and other information for consultation and/or insurance purposes in dentistry. | Teledentistry |
| Solid white side of the film packet that faces the x-ray tube. | Tube side |
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