080113050 X-RAY ( 1 Crd.Hrs )

Pre-Requisites : 100111611, 100211200, 100311200

The “X-ray” course is a compulsory course, consisting of one academic hour, given in the first semester as a weekly theoretical lecture for the 3rd year dental students. This course is designed to cover briefly the topics; discovery of x-ray, interaction of x-ray with matter, chemical effects of x-ray interaction, biological effects of x-ray interaction, safety & protection against radiation in dental facilities, intraoral and extraoral x-ray machines, dental x-ray film, dental x-ray film development, radiolucency & radiopacity, image geometry, intraoral & extraoral imaging techniques, panoramic image, and oral radiographic anatomy.