Radiology Study Guide – Flashcards
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Full Mouth X-ray
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FMX
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Enamel
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Hardest tooth structure
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Backscatter
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Scattered Radiation
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Radiation
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Cosmic ray & electrical energy
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Dentition
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Natural teeth
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Impacted
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Not able to come out
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Latent Image
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Invisible image
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Edentulous
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No natural teeth
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Developer
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Makes latent images visible
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Lead Apron
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Protects patient's body from scattered radiation
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Radiology
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Medical science pertaining to radiation
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Extra Oral
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Outside the mouth
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Occlusal Plane
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Plane between maxillary & mandibular teeth
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Radiograph
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X-ray
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Super Imposed Object
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Eyeglasses, jewelry, or ornaments on film
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Dosimeter
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Measures the amount & type of radiation exposure
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Intra Oral
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Inside the mouth
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Periapical X-ray
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PA
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Elongation
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Tooth that appears longer on an x-ray
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Erupt
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Coming out
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Fixer
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Chemical that stops the developer
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Pedodontic Film
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A smaller size of film, size 0
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Interproximal Radiograph
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Bite wing x-ray, BWX
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Bite Wing Tab
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Heavy paper attached to film at center of x-ray
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Radiography
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Study of x-ray
