Radiographic Imaging and Exposure (Chapter 1) Questions with Answers

Radiographic Imaging and Exposure (Chapter 1) Questions with Answers Who discovered the X-ray? - correct answersDr. Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen T or F? Wilhelm discovered x-rays by accident? - correct answers Ture X rays are classified as what type of radiation - correct answers electromagnetic What is the specific type of tube that Roentgen was working with? - correct answer Crookes tube What was the piece of paper coated with that was in the back of the room when Roentgen was showing his work? - correct answers barium platinocyanide Flourescence - correct answer sthe instantaneous production of light resulting from the interaction of some type of energy and some element or compound. The branch of medicine that was converned with the use of x-rays was called... - correct answersRoentgenology Damage noticed as a reddening and burning of the skin is called... - correct answersErythema The ability to do work - correct answersenergy T or F? Energy can be transformed from one form to another? - correct answersTrue Radiation that has both electrical and magnetic properties - correct answersElectromagnetic radiation All radiation that are electromagnetic make up a... - correct answersspectrum Represents the distance between two successive crests or troughs. - correct answerswavelength How is wavelength valued? - correct answersUnits of angstroms A metric unit of length equal to one ten-billionth of a meter, or 10^-10 - correct answersangstrom Another unit of measurement for wavelength is...? - correct answersnanometer The number of waves passing a given point per given unit of time. - correct answersFrequency