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Panoramic x-rays
Radiology POS 817
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Panoramic film | shows a wide view of the upper and lower jaws |
| rotation center | in panoramic radiography, the axis on which the film and x-ray tubehead rotate around the patient |
| panoramic radiography | is an extraoral radiographic technique that is used to examine the upper and lower jaws on a single film |
| intensifying screen | device that converts x-ray energy into visible light, the light in turn exposes the screen film |
| cephalostat | In extraoral radiography, a device used to position and stabilize the film and the patient's head. |
| extraoral radiography | a radiographic inspection of large areas of the skull or jaws using film placed outside the mouth. |
| grid | a device used to prevent scatter radiation from reaching the film during exposure. |
| cassette | a light tight device used in extraoral radiology to hold film and intensify screens |
| focal trough | 3 dimentional curved zone showing well defined structures |
| Frankfort plane | imaginary plane that intersects the rim of the eye and opening of the ear |
| midsaggital plane | imaginary line passing through the center of the body that divides it into right and left halves |
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