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DA Chap 21,22,23
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| BLURRED IMAGES | RESULTS OF MOVEMENT OF PATIENT'S HEAD OR TUBEHEAD FROM X-RAY MOVING IN MOUTH. |
| ELONGATION | VERTICAL ANGULATION ERROR CAUSED BY TOO LITTLE ANGULATION |
| VERTICAL ANGULATION | ADJUSTMENT OF ANGULATION FROM TOP TO BOTTOM |
| DEVELOPER | HAS A PH ABOVE 7 & CHEMICALLY REDUCES THE EXPOSED AREA OF EMULSION |
| HORIZONTAL ANGULATION | ADJUSTMENT OF ANGULATION FROM LEFT TO RIGHT |
| MILLIAMPERAGE | MEARSUREMENT UNIT FOR ELECTRICAL CURRENT (AMOUNT OF ELECTRONS) |
| SECONDARY RADIATION | FORMS WHEN PRIMARY X-RAY STRIKES THE PATIENT OR CONTACT MATTER |
| PRIMARY RADIATION | CENTRAL BEAM THAT COMES FROM THE X-RAY TUBEHEAD |
| FORESHORTENING | VERTICAL ANGULATION IS LARGER THAN NECESSARY. (TOOTH LOOKS SHORTER/WIDER) |
| CEPHALOMETRIC RADIOGRAPH | USED TO ASSESS THE PATIENT'S SKELETAL STRUCTURE |
| OVERLAPPING | CAUSED BY INCORRECT HORIZONTAL ANGULATION (UNO ENCIMA DEL OTRO) |
| DOSIMETER BADGE | MONITORS AN INDIVIDUALS RADIATION EXPOSURE |
| COLLIMATOR | LEAD DIAPHRAGM |
| KILOVOLTAGE | DETERMINES THE QUALITY OR PENETRATION POWER OF THE CENTRAL BEAM |
| CONE CUTTING | X-RAY BEAM MISSED PART OF THE FILM; ONLY PARTIAL EXPOSED |
| RADIOPAQUE | NOT TRANSMITTING LIGHT |
| BITEWINGS RADIOGRAPH | PIC OF THE CROWNS, INTERPROXIMAL SPACES & AREA OF ALVEOLAR BONE |
| ALARA | CONCEPT FOR RADIATION PROTECTION. AS LOW AS REASONABLY ACHIEVABLE |
| RADIOLUCENT | BLACK REGION ON THE X-RAY INDICATING WHERE RADIATION PASSED THROUGHT THE TISSUE |
| HERRINGBONE PATTER | TIRE TRACK PATTER ON X-RAY |
| CATHOLE | NEGATIVE TERMINAL OF X-RAY TUBE |
| SCATTERED RADIATION | DEFLECTED FORM ITS PATH AS IT STRIKES MATTER |
| CONTRAST | DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY |
| FIXER | REMOVES UNEXPOSED & UNDEVELOPED CRYSTALS FROM FILM-EMULSION AS WELL AS STOPPING PROCESS |
| DENSITY | DEGREE OF DARKNESS ON X-RAY |
| LEAKAGE RADIATION | ESCAPES IN ALL DIRECTIONS FROM TUBE OR TUBEHEAD |
| OCCLUSAL RADIOGRAPH | PICS OF LARGE AREAS OF THE MANDIBULAR & MAXILLARY |
| ANODE | POSITIVE TERMINAL OF AN ELECTROLYTIC CELL |
| PERIAPICAL RADIOGRAPH | PICS OF ENTIRE TOOTH & SURROUNDING AREA |
| PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPH | SHOWS ENTIRE MAXILLARY & MANDIBULAR ON ONE FILM |