ALARA
Acronym for As Low As Reasonably Allowable
What is ALARA
This condition creates overlapping on images
What is crowding?
This is where the electrons are gathered before exposure.
What is the cathode
This is when an atom that loses an electron
What is ionization?
This is what the step down transformer does.
What is decrease the volts to 3-5 volts?
Film that requires more exposure time.
What is D speed film?
This could make you miss the apices of teeth.
What is tori or shallow palate?
This is where the tungsten target is located.
What is the anode?
This is the word for speed
What is velocity?
These wavelengths have less penetrating power.
What are long wavelengths?
This requires the least radiation.
What is digital images?
This could create a problem holding the rinn attachment steady.
What is missing teeth?
This is what constricts the beam.
What is the collumnator?
This is the word for weight.
What is mass?
These are waves of energy that move photons through space.
What is electromagnetic radiation?
This is how often we take radiographs on a patient
What is when the benefits outweigh the risks?
This indicates either taking very few images or possibly a PAN.
What is edentulous?
This is what causes the electricity from the wall to be increased?
What is the step up transformer?
This is the positive side of the machine.
What is Anode?
This is where electrons are generated.
What is the tungsten filament?
This is the image I see the whole crown and the entire root on one image
What is a PA?
This is a stronger wavelength.
What is a short wavelength?
THis is the negative side of the machine.
What is the cathode?
This filters out the longer, weak, less penetrating wavelengths.
What are the aluminum disks?