DHE 116 Terms and definitions know

_________ form of energy moving through  space by waves or particles.
Visible light is radiation – can be seen – cannot pass thru solids

____  high-energy radiation made when a beam of electrons hits (collides) with a metal target in the x-ray tube.

_____  beam of radiant energy that can penetrate (go through) solid substances and record a shadow image

_________ study of radiation used in medicine.
Specifically x-rays, radioactive substances and radiant energy

_______ is A photographic record of an image produced by the passage of x-rays through an object to a film
2D (two dimensional) image (picture) of a 3D object

_________ actual photographic image produced on a receptor (film) when x-rays pass through teeth.

__________ the making of radiographs of TEETH and related structures by the exposure to x-rays

__________ person who positions, exposes, and processes the dental x-ray image receptors

Why are radiographs important?