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X-rays were discovered on November 8, ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER.1895
Who discovered X-rays? - CORRECT ANSWER.Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
Where were X-rays discovered? - CORRECT ANSWER.Wurzburg, Germany
The specific type of tube that Roentgen was working with was called a
____________ ______. - CORRECT ANSWER.Crookes tube
During one of Roentgen's experiments he noticed a piece of paper would glow when
he turned on the tube, what material was this paper made of? - CORRECT
ANSWER.Barium platinocyanide
Refers to the instantaneous production of light resulting from the interaction of some
type of energy and some element of compound. - CORRECT
ANSWER.Flourescence
The first radiograph was of Anna Bertha, Roentgen's wife. Demonstrating her
________________ - CORRECT ANSWER.hand, with a ring on one finger
Roentgen received the first Nobel Prize presented for physics in __________. -
CORRECT ANSWER.1901
True or False
X-rays were an accidental discovery - CORRECT ANSWER.True
What did the public view the discovery of x-rays as? - CORRECT ANSWER.A
novelty
True or False
Radiographic imaging and therapy became important to the medical sciences -
CORRECT ANSWER.True
What year did they discover that x-rays could do biological damage? - CORRECT
ANSWER.1898
, The first biological damage noticed was? - CORRECT ANSWER.reddening and
burning of the skin (erythema),
later decades noticed growth of malignant tumors and chromosomal changes
The x in x-ray represents the mathematical symbol for the ___________ -
CORRECT ANSWER.unknown
X-rays were at one time called _____________ - CORRECT ANSWER.roentgen
rays
The branch of medicine that was concerned with the use of x-rays was called
___________________ - CORRECT ANSWER.roentgenology
The ability to do work and it can exist in different forms, such as electrical, kinetic,
thermal, and electromagnetic. - CORRECT ANSWER.Energy
True or False
Energy can be transformed from one form to another - CORRECT ANSWER.True
Ex: electrical energy applied to a stove changed to heat
What type of radiation are X-rays? - CORRECT ANSWER.Electromagnetic
Refers to radiation that has both electrical and magnetic properties. - CORRECT
ANSWER.Electromagnetic Radiation
X-rays have a dual nature, they behave like both ______ and _________. -
CORRECT ANSWER.Waves, particles
Higher energy electromagnetic radiation has _____________ like characteristics
Ex: x-rays - CORRECT ANSWER.particle
Lower energy electromagnetic radiation has ____________ characterisitcs
Ex: radiowaves - CORRECT ANSWER.wavelike
When X-rays interact with matter, they behave more like _______ than waves. -
CORRECT ANSWER.Particles
All radiations that are electromagnetic make up a _________________ - CORRECT
ANSWER.spectrum
X-rays can be described as waves because they.... - CORRECT ANSWER.Move in
waves that have wavelength and frequency.
Represents the distance between two successive crests or troughs - CORRECT
ANSWER.Wavelength (λ)
Values of wavelength are given in units of _______________ - CORRECT
ANSWER.Angstroms (Å)