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Who discovered X-rays
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German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen.
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refers to the instantaneous production of light resulting from the interaction of some type of energy
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Fluorescence
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X-rays are classified as a specific type of energy termed
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electromagnetic radiation
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Lit the 12 properties of X-rays
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1.are electrically neutral. 2. have no mass 3.travel at the speed of light in a vacuum 4.cannot be optically focused 5.form a polyenergetic or heterogeneous beam 6.can be produced in a range of energies 7.travel in straight lines 8.cause some substances to fluoresce 9.cause chemical changes to occur in radiographic and photographic film. 10.can penetrate the human body11. can be absorbed or scattered by tissues in the human body 12.can produce secondary radiation13.can cause chemical and biologic damage to living tissue
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What are X-rays
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X-rays are a type of electromagnetic radiation that have both electrical and magnetic properties.
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In what year were some of the biologically damaging effects of x-rays discovered?
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1898
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The x-ray beam used in diagnostic radiography can be described as being
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polyenergetic
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