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ADA NBDHE Dental Hygienist

Category - Provision of Clinical Dental Hygiene Services

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What are the advantages to using a high kilovoltage peak (kVp)? Choose all that apply.

Shorter exposure time
High-contrast images
Increased detail
None of the above

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Answers: A and C - The advantages to using a high kilovoltage peak (kVp) are shorter exposure time and increased detail.
When the electrons in the x-ray tube are sped up by increasing the kilovoltage, the x-rays are more powerful. A high kVp requires less exposure time and produces images with low contrast which reveal great detail in areas such as existing bone levels.

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