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| skin cancer, caused by over exposure of radiation |
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| used to remove long wave length, located between the tube housing and the cone. |
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| the x-ray cone must be perpendicular to the imaginary line which bisects the angle formed by the long axis of the tooth and the plane of the film. |
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| the film should be as parallel with the tooth as possible; the beam is placed parallel to teh imaginary line and the promary beam are perpendicular to the H image; use the Rinn Rings |
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| reduce or increase voltage |
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| damage to the genes (reproductive organs) |
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| cell damage to blood forming tissue |
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| the largest intro oral film designed to show large areas on both arches, detect fractures, impactions, and abnormalities. |
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| designed to show the apex of the tooth and surrounding tissues. |
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| a light sensitive coating, usually of silver halide grains in a thin gelatin layer |
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| designed to show the crown portion of the posterior teeth; detects interproximal decay |
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| a special unit is needed (panorex)Shows the upper and lower jaws in relationship to each other, fractures, impactions, bone levels, tooth buds, or TMJ problems. |
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| caused by the wrong side of film facing the source of e-ray beam, film is placed in patients mouth backwards. |
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| the central beam was not directed towards the center of the film packet; part of the film appears clear. |
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| the different shades of x-ray film from light, to grey to dark. |
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| a blemish on the x-ray film. |
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| house the two main gauges MA and KVP, the on/off switch and the time selector dial. |
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| in X-ray the overall darkness or lightness of the developed x-ray |
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| to take in, to soak in, radiation absorbed into the body |
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| a solution in which the image appearing on the x-ray film is fixed and hardened; fixer. |
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