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Radiology 3
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1. Internal ridge of mandible muscle attachment - continuous with internal oblique ridge; radiopaque line
Nonstochastic (deterministic) effects
Compton Scatter
Rem (Roentgen equivalent (in) man)
Mylohyoid Ridge
2. Marked prominence that appears radiopaque.
Primary Radiation
Amount of tissue irradiated
Process
General Radiation
3. Sharper of dark and light areas and how they are separated on film. Low kVp results in high contrast (many white and black areas - very little gray). Useful when diagnosing decay. High kVp results in low contrast (many shades of grade) Useful for per
Contrast
Inverted Y
External Oblique Ridge
Process
4. Suggest that no matter how small the amount of radiation received - some biologic damage occurs.
Short-term effects
Density
Cancellous
Nonthreshold dose-response curve
5. 'hooklike' - posterior to maxillary tuberosity; extension of medial pterygoid plate of sphenoid bone; radiopaque
Compton Scatter
The conditions required for the darkroom
Nutrient Canals
Hamulus
6. 68 Degrees F
The optimum temperature for manual processing?
Hamulus
Step-Down Transformer
Floor of Nasal Cavity
7. Reproductive (ova - sperm). Effects are passed on to generations. Genetic damage cannot be repaired
Secondary Radiation
Nutrient Canals
Maxillary sinus
Genetic cells
8. Do not occur in dentistry
Short-term effects
Foramen
Canal
Tuberosity
9. Can control the current passing from the cathode to the anode.
Fixer Solution
Nutrient Canals
Canal
Kilovoltage peak adjustment
10. Continues from ramus; radiopaque band
Lamina Dura
Body of Mandible
Internal Oblique Ridge
Incisive (Nasopalatine) Foramen
11. Mostly seen in mandibular nerve/blood supply vertical radiolucent lines
Amperage
Nutrient Canals
Alveolar Crest
Cell sensitivity
12. Cortical bone; J or U shaped radiopacity
Zygomatic process of maxilla
Nasal Cavity/Fossa
Periodontal Ligament Space
Incisive (Nasopalatine) Foramen
13. Bump of bone - muscle attachment; lingual aspect of mandible - 'ring shaped' radiopacitiy below mandibular incisors.
Inherent filtration
Step-Up Transformer
Genial Tubercles
Ridge
14. Darkness or blackness on film. If kVp is increased film will be darker. If decreased - film will be lighter
Characteristic Radiation
Density
Compton Scatter
Total (inherent + added) filtration
15. X-radiation created when the primary beam interacts with a matter
Secondary Radiation
Superior Foramina of incisive canal
Step-Down Transformer
Suture
16. Two small openings (radiolucent) found on floor of nasal cavity->common exit is incisive foramen
Submandibular Fossa
Periodontal Ligament Space
Floor of Nasal Cavity
Superior Foramina of incisive canal
17. Reduces exposed silver halide crystals into black metallic silver a makes dark/black areas on film; unexposed silver halide crystals are unaffected by developer
Developer Solution
Inverted Y
Primary Radiation
Inferior Nasal Conchae
18. V-shaped radiopacity at intersection of floor of nasal cavity and septum
Total dose
Free Radical Formation
Short-term effects
Anterior Nasal Spine
19. Intersection of maxillary sinus and nasal cavity - radiopaque - cortical bone; above maxillary canine.
Dose Rate
Inverted Y
Maxillary Tuberosity
Lamina Dura
20. Produced when a high-speed electron dislodges an inner-shell electron from a tungsten atom and causes ionization of that atom. Occurs only at 70 kVp and above.
Zygoma
Characteristic Radiation
Secondary Radiation
Scatter Radiation
21. Sievart
Tuberosity
Rem (Roentgen equivalent (in) man)
Collimation
Primary Radiation
22. The measurement of electrical force that causes electrons to move from a negative pole to a positive one. Measured in volts (V) or kilovolts (kV)
Genial Tubercles
The optimum temperature for manual processing?
The conditions required for the darkroom
Voltage
23. Anterior ramus of mandible; attachment for muscle of mastication; superimposed around maxillary tuberosity.
Coronoid Process
Lateral Fossa
Nonstochastic (deterministic) effects
Submandibular Fossa
24. A form of secondary radiation - the result of x-rays that has been deflected from its path by an interaction with matter.
Maxillary Tuberosity
Roentgen
Scatter Radiation
Nasal Cavity/Fossa
25. Hollow space - cavity that appears radiolucent
Step-Up Transformer
Mandibular Canal
Amount of tissue irradiated
Sinus
26. Within maxillary sinus; acts as a division - radiopaque lines sometimes not visible
Incisive (Nasopalatine) Foramen
Alveolar Process
Septa within maxillary sinus
Radioresistant cells
27. An x-ray photon that has its path altered by matter.
Roentgen
Rem (Roentgen equivalent (in) man)
Fossa
Coherent Scatter
28. Opening/hole in bone that allows the passage of blood vessels/nerves and appears radiolucent
Genial Tubercles
Foramen
Step-Up Transformer
Voltage
29. Bony prominence posterior to maxillary third molar; radiopaque
Superior Foramina of incisive canal
Cortical Bone
Maxillary Tuberosity
General Radiation
30. Aluminum disks between collimator and tubehead seal. Aluminum disks filter long wavelength - low energy x-rays from x-ray beam. 0.5 mm increments
Lamina Dura
Median palatine suture
Nasal Cavity/Fossa
Added filtration
31. Time between exposure to ionizing radiation and the appearance of observable clinical signs.
Latent Period
Superior Foramina of incisive canal
Foramen
Mylohyoid Ridge
32. Somatic effects that have a threshold; effects increase in severity with increasing absorbed dose. (Examples: Erythema - loss of hair - cataracts - and decreased fertility)
Conical PID
Cortical Bone
Nonstochastic (deterministic) effects
Roentgen
33. Bump or nodule that appears radiopaque
Ramus
Nasal Cavity/Fossa
Rectangular and round PID
Tubercle
34. Used to decrease voltage from the incoming 110- or 220-line voltage to the 3 to 5 volts used by the filament circuit.
Radiosensitive cells
Short-term effects
Step-Down Transformer
Zygoma
35. Can increase or decrease the number of electrons passing through the cathode filament
Zygoma
Milliamperage adjustment
Free Radical Formation
Secondary Radiation
36. 'Arranged like a lattice'->soft - spongy bone located between 2 layers of cortical bone; spaces are trabeculae that are filled with bone marrow.
Characteristic Radiation
Somatic cells
Total dose
Cancellous
37. Encases/supports teeth
Short-term effects
Lingual Foramen
Genial Tubercles
Alveolar Process
38. Space between root and the lamina dura - thin - radiolucent line - healthy PDL is uniform thickness
Voltage
Roentgen
Coherent Scatter
Periodontal Ligament Space
39. Located at the midline of anterior portion of hard palate behind maxillary central incisors; round radiolucency between roots of centrals
Foramen
Incisive (Nasopalatine) Foramen
Superior Foramina of incisive canal
Kilovoltage peak adjustment
40. Closed - pointed cone-high production of scatter - not used any longer.
Nonthreshold dose-response curve
Characteristic Radiation
Cortical Bone
Conical PID
41. Restricts size and shape of beam to lower patient exposure - Round: cone shaped beam-2.75 inches in diameter - Rectangular: Rectangular beam slightly larger than size 2 film- lowers patient exposure
Amount of tissue irradiated
Anterior Nasal Spine
Conical PID
Collimation
42. Mature bone - muscle - nerve
Radioresistant cells
Density
Maxillary sinus
Developer Solution
43. 16-20 square feet (at least 4x4) - Light tight - Safelight must be at least 4 feet from the working area
The conditions required for the darkroom
Amount of tissue irradiated
Cancellous
Mental Foramen
44. Posterior to mandibular third molar
Zygoma
Spine
Ramus
Fossa
45. Occurs very little; most photons pass through cell with little or no damage
Alveolar Process
Total dose
Nasal Cavity/Fossa
Direct Injury
46. Hole in bone below mandibular premolars - blood supply to lower lip exits here; radiolucent; often misdiagnosed for periapical pathology
Hamulus
Ridge
Mental Foramen
Anterior Nasal Spine
47. A direct function of the dose. No dose threshold; effects do not depend on the magnitude of the absorbed dose (Examples: cancer and genetic mutations)
Stochastic effects
Dose Rate
Nasal Cavity/Fossa
Incisive (Nasopalatine) Foramen
48. Cell damage occurs through formation of 'free radicals'. Free radicals are formed when an x-ray photon ionizes water.
Free Radical Formation
Nasal Cavity/Fossa
Kilovoltage peak adjustment
Periodontal Ligament Space
49. Small lymphocyte - bone marrow - reproductive cells - immature bone
Suture
Maxillary Tuberosity
Lamina Dura
Radiosensitive cells
50. Depression of bone; submandibular salivary gland found here; radiolucent; below mylohyoid ridge
Spine
Density
Radioresistant cells
Submandibular Fossa
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