RADILOGY TERMINOLOGY TEST #2
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liliana2324 on June 20, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 IONIZATION | is a process by wish a balance atom becomes unbalance with a electrical charge of pocitve of negative. |
| KILOVOLTAGE | unit of energy equal go a 1000 volts. |
| LATENT IMAGE | radiopraphy representation of dental structures one an expose but not process film. |
| MILLIAMPERES | a unit of energy equal to 1/ 1000 of ampere. |
| PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPH | extra oral radiograph showing both of the arches. |
| RADIATION | radian energy active energy that has no mass. |
| LEAKAGE | rays that leave the x-rays machine any place other then the cone. |
| PRIMARY | useful rays projected from the target and leaving the cone. |
| RADIATION ABSORBED DOSE | one unit of radiation absorbed by matter. |
| RADIATION EQUIVALENT MAN | unit of radiation for an absorbed dose of radiation by man. |
| REMNANT | radiation that passes through an object to expose the film (image forming radiation. |
| SCATTERED | radiation deflected by matter. |
| RADIOLUCENT | appears dark on a film x-rays pass through the object easier because of low density. |
| RADIOPAQUE | images that appear white or light on a film. |
| RADIOGRAPHY | the art ot science of making radiogrphs. |
| ROENTGENOLOGY | radiology. |
| TRAGUS | the ear,projection in front of the ear. |
| VOLTAGE | the potential of electric charge expresed in volts. |
| X-RAY TUBE | an enclosed,glass vacuum tube in which x-rays can be generated. |
| CURVE OF SPEE | the slightly curved of the occlusal surfaces of posterior teeth. |
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