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According to your text book, when exposing a posterior bitewing, the central ray of the x-ray beam is directed through the contacts of the teeth, using a (slightly downward) vertical angulation of ______degrees. [BLANK-1]

In one sentence, distinguish “climate” from “weather”.

A lead apron:

1. Highly resistant bacterial and mycotic (fungal) spores are not killed during disinfection procedures. 2. however, highly resistant bacterial and mycotic spores are killed during sterilization.

The contaminated barriers should be removed while the dental radiographer is wearing gloves.  The barriers should be disposed of.

You are 36 years old.  What is your cumulative occupational dose recommended by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP)?

The formula for total kinetic energy tells us that the energy released by the incident electron at the anode results primarily from:

With a 75-kVp exposure, the energy of the photons displayed on the continuous emission spectrum can range from just above 0 to:

Of the three spectra:

An increase in ______________________________ will ONLY cause an increase in the amplitude of the emissions spectrum curve.