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Book: Modern Dental Assisting - vocab - Legal Issues, Quality Assurance

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Artifact   A blemish or unintended radiographic image that is not present in the actual structure  
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Disclosure   Process of informing the patient about a procedure -- for example, the procedure for taking x-rays  
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Image receptor   Recording medium for an image -- a digital sensor, a phosphor storage plate (PSP), or conventional dental x-ray film  
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Informed consent   Permission granted by a patient after being informed about the risks, benefits, and alternatives of a procedure.  
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Liable   Accoutnable or legally responsible  
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Phosphor sotrage plate (PSP)   Resuable fulm-sized flexible plate coated with phosphor as the image receptor  
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Positioning Device   Instrument used to hold the film, phosphor storage (PSP), or digital sensor in teh proper position during exposure. Also commonly known as a "film-holder"  
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Quality assurance (QA)   A plan to ensure that the dental office produces consistent, high-quality images with a minimum of exposure to patients and personnel.  
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Quality control tests   Specific tests used to ensure quality in dental x-ray equipment, supplise, and film processing  
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Sweptwedge   Device constructed of layered aluminum steps to demonstrate fulm densitites and contrasts  
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View box   An illuminated boxlike device used to view radiographs  
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