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Radiology 3
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1. Two small openings (radiolucent) found on floor of nasal cavity->common exit is incisive foramen
Superior Foramina of incisive canal
Milliamperage adjustment
Nonthreshold dose-response curve
Sinus
2. V-shaped radiopacity at intersection of floor of nasal cavity and septum
Developer Solution
Septa within maxillary sinus
Characteristic Radiation
Anterior Nasal Spine
3. Time between exposure to ionizing radiation and the appearance of observable clinical signs.
Step-Up Transformer
Rectangular and round PID
External Oblique Ridge
Latent Period
4. Space between root and the lamina dura - thin - radiolucent line - healthy PDL is uniform thickness
Superior Foramina of incisive canal
Radioresistant cells
Periodontal Ligament Space
Rectangular and round PID
5. U-shaped portion extending from ramus to ramus
Canal
Body of Mandible
Radioresistant cells
Spine
6. Between canine and lateral incisor - depression is not always visible - radiolucent
Somatic cells
Lateral Fossa
Nonstochastic (deterministic) effects
Free Radical Formation
7. Suggest that no matter how small the amount of radiation received - some biologic damage occurs.
Inverted Y
Rem (Roentgen equivalent (in) man)
Nonthreshold dose-response curve
Indirect injury
8. Sharp - thornlike projection that appears radiopaque.
Spine
Nutrient Canals
Fixer Solution
Alveolar Crest
9. 'Arranged like a lattice'->soft - spongy bone located between 2 layers of cortical bone; spaces are trabeculae that are filled with bone marrow.
Tubercle
Kilovoltage peak adjustment
Compton Scatter
Cancellous
10. Reduces exposed silver halide crystals into black metallic silver a makes dark/black areas on film; unexposed silver halide crystals are unaffected by developer
Genial Tubercles
Developer Solution
Rem (Roentgen equivalent (in) man)
Zygomatic process of maxilla
11. Bump of bone - muscle attachment; lingual aspect of mandible - 'ring shaped' radiopacitiy below mandibular incisors.
Dose Rate
Total dose
Lingual Foramen
Genial Tubercles
12. Bony wall that divides 2 spaces - radiopaque
Mental Foramen
Voltage
Septum
Indirect injury
13. Quantity of radiation received or total amount absorbed (more damage with tissue absorbing large quantities of radiation)
Collimation
Tubercle
Maxillary sinus
Total dose
14. The measurement of the number of electrons moving through a conductor. Measured in amperes (A) or milliamperes (mA)
Anterior Nasal Spine
Amperage
Rad (Radiation absorbed dose)
Ramus
15. 68 Degrees F
Suture
Tuberosity
Internal Oblique Ridge
The optimum temperature for manual processing?
16. Thin - curved areas of bone - radiopacities within nasal cavity and septum
Fossa
Inferior Nasal Conchae
Cortical Bone
Rem (Roentgen equivalent (in) man)
17. Mostly seen in mandibular nerve/blood supply vertical radiolucent lines
Characteristic Radiation
Secondary Radiation
Lateral Fossa
Nutrient Canals
18. Hole in bone below mandibular premolars - blood supply to lower lip exits here; radiolucent; often misdiagnosed for periapical pathology
Amount of tissue irradiated
Somatic cells
Inherent filtration
Mental Foramen
19. Reproductive (ova - sperm). Effects are passed on to generations. Genetic damage cannot be repaired
Cell sensitivity
Primary Radiation
Step-Up Transformer
Genetic cells
20. 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
Lingual Foramen
Maxillary Tuberosity
Fossa
Contrast
21. An x-ray photon that has its path altered by matter.
Lamina Dura
Coherent Scatter
Nutrient Canals
Inherent filtration
22. Can control the current passing from the cathode to the anode.
General Radiation
Kilovoltage peak adjustment
Tuberosity
Anterior Nasal Spine
23. X-radiation created when the primary beam interacts with a matter
Secondary Radiation
Maxillary sinus
Alveolar Crest
Fossa
24. Encases/supports teeth
Lateral Fossa
Incisive (Nasopalatine) Foramen
Characteristic Radiation
Alveolar Process
25. Surrounds root - cortical bone - radiopaque
Nonthreshold dose-response curve
Developer Solution
Lateral Fossa
Lamina Dura
26. Cell damage occurs through formation of 'free radicals'. Free radicals are formed when an x-ray photon ionizes water.
Free Radical Formation
Short-term effects
Kilovoltage peak adjustment
Lamina Dura
27. Cortical bone - radiopaque band above maxillary incisors
Median palatine suture
Developer Solution
Floor of Nasal Cavity
Nasal Cavity/Fossa
28. Anterior ramus of mandible; attachment for muscle of mastication; superimposed around maxillary tuberosity.
External Oblique Ridge
Ridge
Coronoid Process
Zygoma
29. Produced when an electron hits the nucleus of a tungsten atom or passes very close to the nucleus of a tungsten atom.
Added filtration
Genetic cells
General Radiation
Free Radical Formation
30. 16-20 square feet (at least 4x4) - Light tight - Safelight must be at least 4 feet from the working area
Contrast
The conditions required for the darkroom
Collimation
Milliamperage adjustment
31. Effects seen years - decades - or generations later
Compton Scatter
Milliamperage adjustment
Long-term effects
Total dose
32. Coronal part of alveolar bone - between teeth - cortical bone - radiopaque
Alveolar Crest
Rad (Radiation absorbed dose)
Ramus
Amperage
33. Bump or nodule that appears radiopaque
Scatter Radiation
Septa within maxillary sinus
Tubercle
Mental Foramen
34. Linear prominence that appears radiopaque.
Density
Short-term effects
Ridge
Indirect injury
35. Internal ridge of mandible muscle attachment - continuous with internal oblique ridge; radiopaque line
Mylohyoid Ridge
Collimation
Direct Injury
Somatic cells
36. Tube that travels length of mandible - radiolucent; has cortical walls - houses inferior alveolar nerve
Septum
Mental Foramen
Mandibular Canal
Characteristic Radiation
37. Gray
Rad (Radiation absorbed dose)
Long-term effects
Internal Oblique Ridge
Dose Rate
38. Can increase or decrease the number of electrons passing through the cathode filament
Milliamperage adjustment
Step-Down Transformer
Zygoma
Roentgen
39. All cells except reproductive; effects are seen in person irradiated
Genial Tubercles
Submandibular Fossa
Somatic cells
Conical PID
40. A form of secondary radiation - the result of x-rays that has been deflected from its path by an interaction with matter.
Body of Mandible
Internal Oblique Ridge
Scatter Radiation
Latent Period
41. Located at the midline of anterior portion of hard palate behind maxillary central incisors; round radiolucency between roots of centrals
Canal
Milliamperage adjustment
Incisive (Nasopalatine) Foramen
Suture
42. More damage can occur in younger or rapidly dividing cells
Cell sensitivity
Direct Injury
Nasal Cavity/Fossa
Somatic cells
43. 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
Short-term effects
Characteristic Radiation
Collimation
Cortical Bone
44. Pear shaped compartment - appears above maxillary incisors. Appears as a large radiolucent area above the maxilla.
Total dose
Nasal Cavity/Fossa
Alveolar Crest
Body of Mandible
45. Removes unexposed silver halide crystals and creates white/clear areas on film; black metallic silver remains on film.
Canal
Hamulus
Total (inherent + added) filtration
Fixer Solution
46. The x-ray photon is deflected from its path during its passage through matter
Maxillary sinus
General Radiation
Septum
Compton Scatter
47. Tubes within maxillary sinus that carry nerves - blood supply - radiolucent band with boundary of two radiopaque cortical bony lines
Septum
Nutrient Canals
Fixer Solution
Nasal Cavity/Fossa
48. Occurs frequently due to the high concentration of water in cells.
Indirect injury
Nonstochastic (deterministic) effects
Scatter Radiation
Stochastic effects
49. Primary beam passes through glass window - insulating oil - tubehead seal. 0.5 to 1.0 mm of aluminum
Cell sensitivity
Fixer Solution
Contrast
Inherent filtration
50. Darkness or blackness on film. If kVp is increased film will be darker. If decreased - film will be lighter
Short-term effects
Density
Developer Solution
Alveolar Process
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