If, following a quality assurance test, the test film is low density, what might that indicate?  

As a general rule, film packets should never be held in the patient’s mouth during an exposure. However, special circumstances, like an uncooperative child, may warrant the clinician holding the film in the patient’s mouth during the exposure.  

Explaining to the patient the nature and purpose of the dental radiographs is part of obtaining:  

Which of the following terms refers to radiation that is deflected in all directions by the client’s tissues as a result of the interaction of primary radiation with matter?  

Which of the following terms describes the conversion of electrons into x-ray energy by the sudden stopping or deceleration of a fast moving electron?  

Ionization occurs: . 

A direct digital imaging system needs each of the following to produce an image, except one. Which one is the exception? . 

The coin test is used to monitor darkroom safelight conditions. When an image of the coin appears on the radiograph, it means the safelight is effective.  

For an occupationally exposed individual, the whole body annual maximum permissible dose is:  

To maintain freshness, film processing solutions must be checked and replenished: