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Terms

undefined, object
copy deck
radiology
another term for Roengtenology
atom
smallest particle still retaining the chemical characteristics of an element
intraoral
film used on inside of mouth
solid
a sustance that is difficult to supress
leakage
rays that leave the cone of an xray machine
anode
a positively charged electrode in an xray pole
matter
that which has mass and occupies space
liquid and solid
substances that have a surface
ampere
unit of quanity of elctrical current
embryo
which tissue is most sensible to radiation
radiopague
dense tissue that appears white on film
filter
part of xray tube to absorb weak unuseful xrays
fog
film darkened by something other than primary beam
radioluscent
what is the less dense that appears dark on a film
erythemia
over exposure to radiation causing timporary redness to skin
detail
sharpness of the image
contrast
differance between black & white on a radiograph
F Gordon Fitzgerald
who discovered the longcone parallel technique
molecule
chemical combination of 2 or more atoms
Roengnten
who discovered xrays
latent image
radiographic presantation on an exposed but unwrapped film
long wave lengths
radio waves are donsidered
short wave lengths
xrays consist of
collimator
led disk to restrict the ray of a beam
ma
what determines the potential amount of radiation
Eastman Kodak
who discovered the first wrapped films for dental
Raper
who invented the bite wing
angstrom
measurement of eletromagnetic energy
ionization
process by which a balanced atom becomes inbalanced
tragus
The ear, projection in the front of the ear
Walkhoff
who took the 1st dental xray 14 days after it was discovered
mutation
tissue that develops forming abnormally
remnant
image forming radiation
density
degree of blackness on film
collimator mesurement
2.75 "
kvp
what determines the penetration power of the x ray beam
C Edmond Kells
Who took the 1st intraoral radiograph
true
xray are invisible
film
thin piece of transparent polyester coated with gelatin
cathode
The negative pole or electrode part of xray
energy
produced whenever the state of matter is altered
electron
part of the atom that is negatively cgarged
proton
positively charged particle of an atom
differenal absorption
amount of radiation absorbed by tissue is
anode
n. The point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
REM
measurement for the amount of ionizing radiation to produce a biological effect
liquid & gas
a substance that folws freely
purpose of collimator
to restrict the size of the beam
nucleus
the positively charged dense center of an atom
RAD
measurement for radiation absorbed by tiussue

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