DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY UNIT 314 EXAM |VERIFIED |ACCURATE ANSWERS
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Dental Radiography - Unit 314
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Dental Radiography - Unit 314
Ionising Radiation - ACCURATE ANSWERType of electromagnetic radiation that possesses energy, capable of passing through matter such as human tissue
What happens when x-rays pass or hit the atoms of the matter? - ACCURATE ANSWERThey are: Unaltered, Scattered, Absorbed
Radiopaque - ACCURATE ANS...
DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY UNIT 314
EXAM |VERIFIED |ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Ionising Radiation - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Type of electromagnetic
radiation that possesses energy, capable of passing through matter such as human
tissue
What happens when x-rays pass or hit the atoms of the matter? - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅They are: Unaltered, Scattered, Absorbed
Radiopaque - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Substances of greater density that
absorb x-rays and appear in shades of white on film
Radiolucent - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Substances of less density that allow
x-rays to pass through and appear dark on radiographs
Scattered radiation - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Radiation that bounces off
tissue cells during exposure in an uncontrolled manner, thereby increasing the
actual radiation dose
Collimator tube - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅A rectangular tube that produces a
parallel x-ray beam reducing scatter
Justification - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅The decision that the dental image is
required to enable diagnosis and treatment to proceed, and that the benefits will
outweigh the risks of being exposed to ionising radiation
, Optimisation - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅The principle of ALARA/P, so that
the minimum dose of radiation is given for the minimum exposure time
ALARA/ ALARP - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅As low as reasonably
achievable/possible
Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999 - IRR99 - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅Concerned with the safety of staff and the correct functioning of
the radiation equipment
Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations 2000 - IRMER 2000 -
ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Concerned with the safety of patients and their
protection during exposure to ionising radiation
Radiation protection adviser - RPA - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅A medical
physicist who is appointed in writing, available to give advice on staff and public
safety in relation to both sets of regulations
Radiation protection supervisor - RPS - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅A designated
person who can assess risks and ensure precautions are taken to minimise them,
usually a dentist or radiography qualified nurse
Legal person - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅A designated person who is to ensure
the workplace's full compliance with both sets of regulations, usually the employer
Referrer - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅The dentist who refers the patient for
radiation exposure
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