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Radiology Final - Study Guide 6/17/14

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What determines how long film is processed in Manual processing?   Developer Temp  
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What is ideal temp for manual processing?   68 degrees (between 68-70)  
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How and where are films stored?   Dark room (cool, dry and dark)  
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What makes fixer toxic?   Silver  
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How is radiation is measured for Dental radiographers?   Milarad or Mrad  
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Where should you stand for safety when exposing radiography?   6 feet away/behind OR 90-139 degrees from tube head or primary/central beam  
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Primary radiation?   Beam directly from tube head; aka central beam  
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Secondary radiation?   When the primary beam interacts w/matter; including soft tissue of head, bones, skull and teeth  
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Scatter radiation?   Form of secondary; result of xray that has deflected from path in all directions  
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What is exposed film before chemical processing?   Latent image  
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What is time elapsed between exposure? (like waiting for a sunburn to show up)   Latent period  
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What is the maximum permissible dose for a DA per year?   5. REM per yr  
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For minimum exposure to a patient the shape of the PID should be what?   Rectangle or 16 inch PID  
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Lead aprons should have what attached and how they are cared for?   Thyroid collar and cleaned after ever patient  
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Where are long waves eliminated?   Aluminum filter; Filters out long waves (long waves have low frequency)  
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What does the lead collimator do?   Restrict size & shape of xray beam  
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What cells are the most sensitive to ionizing radiation?   Reproductive & Lymph system  
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How is amount of radiation a patient receives measured or attenuated?   By RAD (radiation absorption dose)  
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If the KvP is increased what does it do to the contrast?   Makes a more radiopaque film image; contrast is decreased  
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Genetic effects of ionizing radiation are exhibited in?   reproductive cells; mutation in future off spring  
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Somatic effects are seen in?   Somatic cells; poor health, induction of cancer, leukemia and cataracts  
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Density is?   Overall darkness or blackness on film image  
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Contrast is?   Many shades of gray (high contrast - dark and lights that are extremely different/low contrast - opposite of high; no difference  
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What are dark or black objects on film?   Radiolucent; xray beam travels through object and not stopped. Not dense  
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What are shades of white on film?   Radiopaque; xray is stopped at dense object making image  
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What causes greenish tint?   Film not exposed and processed.  
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Yellow/brown film is caused from?   Exhausted developer and or fixer OR insufficient fixer time and or rinsing  
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What causes clear film?   Processed film with no exposure taken  
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Black film is caused by?   Light leak; film exposed to white light  
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White lines caused by?   Scratched film; emulsion removed by sharp object  
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What causes dark streaks?   centralStatic electricity; when film packet is opened too quickly  
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Developer has what color cap?   Black  
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Fixer has what color cap?   Red  
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The central ray beam should intersect the tooth at what degree angle?   90 degrees  
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Where is the gag reflex triggered?   Soft palate & lateral 1/3 of the tongue  
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The distance between the dray tube & object should be close or far?   Close  
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What determines the exposure time besides the KvP & mA?   Film speed  
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What do we use cephalometric films used for?   To evaluate facial growth & development, trauma and disease and abnormalities  
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Panoramic films are used for what?   To view Maxilla & mandible in single view; Impacted teeth, eruption patterns, detect diseases, lesions and trauma  
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Foreshortening is caused from?   Positive position; too much verticals angulation.  
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A Quality Assurance Program designed to continually produce diagnostic radiography would include?   Quality Administration Procedures  
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Short waves are..?   High frequency (hard rays)  
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What measures attenuation (absorption)   RAD; Radiation Absorption Dose)  
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Occupational exposure to scatter radiation is measured by?   REM; Roentgen Equivalent (in) Man  
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An atom that loses an electron it becomes what?   Ion  
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Incisive foraman   Radiolucent; opening or hole in bone located between the maxillary central incisors  
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Nasal cavity   Radiolucent area seen above central incisors on either side of nasal septum  
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Nasal Septum   Wide vertical radiopaque band seen above maxillary centrals  
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Nasal spine   Radiopaque sharp projection, v-shaped intersection of the floor of nasal cavity and septum (between maxillary centrals)  
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Maxillary sinus   Large radiolucent area above maxillary molars  
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Inverted Y   Radiopaque upside down Y intersecting with maxillary sinus and cavity near canines  
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Zygomatic process   U-shaped or J-shaped radiopaque area above maxillary molar PA's  
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Genial tubercles   Radiopaque circles surrounding the lingual foramen  
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Lingual foramen   Small radiolucent hole located below the mandibular central incisors  
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Mental ridge   Radiopaque thick band that extends from premolar region to the incisor region, like a border following mandible apices  
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Mylohyoid ridge   Radiopaque like the mental ridge, looks like a band below the mandibular molar region (linear prominence)  
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Mental foraman   Radiolucent holes seen in the apical area of the mandibular premolars  
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Mandibular canal   Radiopaque and Radiolucent; looks like a radiolucent band (road) that is outlined with Radiopaque lines  
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Coronoid process   Radiopaque triangular/beak shaped bone seen superimposed or distal to the maxillary tuberosity  
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Lamina dura   Radiopaque dense wall of tooth socket surrounding root of tooth  
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Maxillary tuberosity   Prominence of bone located distal to the last molar in the arch  
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Median palatine suture   Radiolucent joint between the two palatal processes of the maxilla  
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Retromolar area   Bone located distal to the last molar in the arch  
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