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Digital Radiography
Radiography
100
Federal act requires persons who take radiographs to be trained and certified.
What is Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act
100
A way of ensuring that everything possible is being done to produce high-quality diagnostic images
What is Quality assurance (QA)
100
Recognized dental radiology as a potential source of cross-contamination and has provided recommendations for dental radiology in the
What is Centers for Disease Control (CDC)?
100
Digital radiography has been used in dentistry since.
What is 1987?
100
A series of steps that changes the latent image on the exposed film into a radiograph ?by producing a visible image on the film.
What is Processing?
200
Specific tests that are used to monitor dental x-ray equipment, supplies, and film processing.
What is Quality Control Tests?
200
Dental radiography presents unique infection-control problems because
What is the potential for cross-contamination?
200
The term digital image is used instead of
What is radiographs, x-rays, or films?
200
Radiographs that oor processing techniques must be retaken, exposing the patient to unnecessary radiation.
What is nondiagnostic?
300
Designed to reduce the likelihood of a malpractice lawsuit against the dentist.
What is risk management.?
300
When not in use, always leave in a closed position.
What is tubehead and extension arm?
300

There is also cross-contamination

What is the darkroom, PSPs, and the computer and mouse?

300
There are two basic methods of acquiring a digital x-ray image:
What is direct imaging and indirect imaging?
300
After the film has been processed it becomes.
What is an image or radiograph?
400
Dental images and other dental records should be retained
What is indefinitely?
400
Each day, you should process two test films in the
What is automatic processor?
400

The Frankfort Plane is too low when positioning a patient for a dental x-ray  the patient head is tilted too far downward (chin  too Low)

for a panoramic x-ray , this can cause an exaggerated smile line of the teeth. The mandibular incisors may look shortened or blurred . condyles may appear high on the image  

400
The most commonly used digital receptor.
What is charge-coupled device (CCD) sensor?
400
Used to position and hold the dental x-ray films or the digital sensor in the patient’s mouth.
What is Positioning instruments
500
Patients must give permission for dental radiographs, as well as for other procedures.
What is informed consent?
500
Processed under ideal conditions and then is used to compare the film densities of radiographs that are processed daily
What is reference radiograph?
500
In general, surfaces that cannot be easily cleaned and disinfected should be
What is protected with barriers, usually plastic?
500
A thin flexible plate, the size of conventional x-ray film, that has been coated with phosphor crystals.
What is Phosphor Storage Imaging?
500
The image, which is not visible before processing.
What is the latent image
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