Dental Madness
Approximately this much of dog and cat teeth is below the gingiva
60%
This is a device worn to measure occupational exposure to radiation
dosimeter
Our current stationary x-ray unit has these two settings for mA
100 and 300
We often use this positioning aid in V/D shots
v-trough
X-rays are legally property of this person
Veterinarian
We use this term to describe the snout/mouths of dogs like english bulldogs and pugs
brachycephalic
This biologic effect of radiation is limited to the exposed individual
somatic damage
kVp controls this aspect of the x-ray
quality/contrast
An owners cat presents after knocking a glass off the table, then running across the shattered glass, causing injury to this aspect of the cat's hind paw.
plantar
When referring to digital x-ray, these are the two types of systems available
CR and DR
We use this technique to radiograph mandiublar molars
parallel
This is the government body that regulates radiation safety
OSHA
You shoot an x-ray on an HBC cat that comes out to light (underexposed). This is how you should adjust your settings to re-shoot.
increase kVp (10-15%)
When shooting a lateral thorax, the center of your collimation should fall around this landmark
caudal border of the scapula
Our film in HHQ is sensitive to what color screen?
Green
Bisecting angle
Our radiographic equipment produces this, which causes damage to rapidly dividing cells.
ionizing radiation
decrease time (s)
Your vet wants to get a good shot of the lungs and heart in a patient with respiratory difficulty. You choose to take 2 views, a lateral and this shot.
Dorsoventral (DV)
This is the caudal border for abdominal radiographs
coxofemoral joint (greater trochanter of the femur)
This tooth in a dog is number 309
Left side first mandibular molar
According to OSHA, this is the MPD for a given individual in a year.
5 REM or 5000 mREM
A mA of 300 and a time of 1/60s results in this mAs
5 mAs
This is the canine vertebral formula
C7 T13 L7 S3
These are the three main parts of the pelvis
ilium, ischium, pubis