Across
- 6. What x-ray is used to detect interproximal caries?
- 9. After exposure dental x-ray films are placed where?
- 11. Number of shades of gray visible in an image
- 12. Image produced by traditional film, continuous spectrum of gray/black/white
- 13. The central beam that comes from the x-ray tube head is _________ radiation.
- 15. A film not exposed to radiation results in...
- 16. Who discovered x-rays?
- 18. What is the most radiopaque part of a tooth?
- 19. one of the most widely used image receptors in dental digital radiology
- 21. Radiography allows the dentist and/or dental assistant to take x-rays and then display the image on a computer monitor.
Down
- 1. Movement by the patient's head or the tubehead results in
- 2. When mounting films, the term used when placing the dot towards the operator is called
- 3. what is the dark (black/grey) areas on a radiograph described as?
- 4. The form of radiation that escapes in all directions from the tube head is _________ radiation.
- 5. What determines the amount or quantity of radiation?
- 7. Who took the first intraoral radiograph?
- 8. Who is responsible for developing the paralleling technique?
- 9. The radiograph used to assess the patient's skeletal profile and structure is
- 10. Convert an x-ray film image to a digital image that can be processed by a computer
- 14. Dental X-rays are reviewed by the....
- 17. Which dental specialist would be the most likely to ask for vertical bitewings?
- 20. Lead aprons should be stored laying or hanging flat to prevent?