Pioneers in X-Radiation
Who discovered x-rays in 1895?
Who is Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
Why are dental images important in dentistry?
What is for disease detection
What is the term for a picture produced by x-rays on film?
What is a radiograph
What technique did F. Gordon Fitzgerald introduce in 1947?
What is the long-cone paralleling technique
What major advancement in imaging allows for instant review and transmission of images?
What is digital imaging
What did William H. Rollins contribute to dental x-ray technology?
Name one use of dental images during dental procedures.
What is to provide information
What is the energy carried by waves or streams of particles called?
What is radiation
Who was the first to expose a panoramic radiograph?
Who is Hisatugu Numata
In what year was cone-beam computed tomography introduced to dentistry?
What is 1999
Who was the first to use film in intraoral radiography?
Who is Frank VanWoert
How do dental images assist in evaluating growth and development?
What is by illustrating changes
What is the study of radiation used in medicine?
What is radiology
What innovation did Yrjo Paatero experiment with in dental imaging?
What is a slit beam of radiography
What is one benefit of digital imaging over traditional radiography?
What is reduced patient exposure
What did Howard Riley Raper establish in dental education?
What is the first college course in radiography
What condition can dental images help to localize?
: What is lesions or foreign objects
What term describes the production of radiographs using x-rays?
What is radiography
What is a key highlight in the history of dental radiographic techniques from 1896 to 1913?
What is the use of hand-wrapped glass photographic plates
What technology was published in U.S. dental literature in 1989?
What is direct digital imaging technology
What significant development did William Coolidge make in 1913?
What is the first hot cathode x-ray tube
What is one way dental images document the condition of a patient?
What is by capturing visual records
What is the recording medium used in dental imaging?
What is an image receptor
What was a major change in dental imaging technology introduced in 1987?
What is the first intraoral imaging sensor
How does digital imaging improve diagnostic potential in dentistry?
What is by allowing for instant image review