Across
- 3. Images viewed by the DDS
- 5. Study of the effects of ionizing radiation
- 8. Increased patient movement ______ sharpness
- 10. Smallest particle of a substance that retains the property of the substance
- 11. Determined by the structure being radiographed
- 13. Where x-rays are produced in the dental tube
- 14. Measure of the ionization in air produced by x-rays
- 16. Electrically charged particle of matter
- 18. ______ KVP produces x-rays with a shorter wavelength and increased penetration power
- 20. X-rays wavelengths are short and have a high ______
- 22. Restriction of the size of the useful beam is controlled by the lead ______
- 24. Radiograph has many shades of grey, black, and white has _____ contrast
- 25. Amount of energy absorbed by tissue
- 26. Tungsten _____ produces electrons when heated
- 27. Effect of x-ray photons hitting DNA cells and cause damage
- 28. Direct proportion to the dose
- 29. Acute effects of radiation result from _____ doses of radiation
- 30. Low-dose, ionizing radiation is a linear, non-________ relationship
Down
- 1. Controls the speed of electrons
- 2. X-ray effect happens 62% of the time
- 4. Most radiosensitive tissue
- 6. Distance between two crests
- 7. Major risk associated with chronic low levels of radiation
- 9. Caused by gamma and x-rays
- 12. Largest background radiation
- 15. Output of radiation measured in
- 17. Cells that haven't developed into specialized cells
- 19. 0.25 second exposure equals 15 _______
- 21. KVP decreased causes radiographs to have a shorter scale of ____
- 23. Increased _______ produced an increased number of photons