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Imaging& Film
CH 39 - Digital Imaging, Dental Film, and Processing Radiographs
Question | Answer |
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Term for the machine that automates all film-processing steps. | Automatic Processor |
These assist in the positioning of the Position Indicator Device; example Rinns. | Beam Alignment Device |
Image view that shows the crowns of both arches on 1 film. | Bitewing |
Term for a common type of phosphor. | Calcium Tungstate |
This contains extraoral films during exposure. | Cassette |
The type of film that shows the bony and soft tissue areas of the facial profile. | Cephalometric Film |
Term for the solid-state image sensor used in intraoral digital imaging; aka-senor or CCD. | Charge-Coupled Device |
Term for the electronic signals captured by sensors and displayed on computers. | Digital Image |
Term used when scanning traditional film-based radiographs into a digital image. | Digitize |
Term for the film designed for use in film duplicating machines. | Duplicating Film |
Term for the coating on the x-ray film that contains energy-sensitive crystals. | Emulsion |
Film designed for use in cassettes; commonly used for pano and cephalometric images. | Extraoral Film |
Term used for the sensitivity of the emulsion on the film to radiation; amount of radiation required to produce image of standard density . | Film Speed |
The part inside an extraoral cassette that converts x-ray energy into visible light, which in turn exposes screen film. | Intensifying Screen |
Film designed for placement into the patients mouth. | Intraoral Film |
The colored side of the film that faces the tongue; includes flap for opening before processing. | Label side |
Term for the invisible image on the film after exposure but before processing. | Latent Image |
The radiographic view that shows large areas of the maxilla or mandible. | Occlusal |
Used in cassettes to provide a wide view of both the upper and lower jaw. | Panoramic Film |
Term for the radiographic view that show the crown, root tip (Apex), and surrounding structures. | Periapical |
The reusable film-sized plates coated with phosphor as the image receptor. | Phosphor Storage Plate (PSP) |
Intraoral devices used to position and hold the film, sensor , or PSP. | Positioning Instruments |
A series of steps that change exposed film into a radiograph; steps include developing, rinsing, fixing, washing, and drying. | Processing |
Image produced by exposing film to radiation. | Radiograph |
The process of using electronic transfer of images and information used for consultation and/or insurance purposes in dentistry. | Teledentistry |
The solid white side of the film packet that faces the x-ray tube; includes a raised bump on 1 corner which points toward the incisal/occlusal surface. | Tube Side |