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X-rays are for of electromagnetic waves, they are
more energetic so they can penetrate many materials
to varying degrees.
When the X-rays hit the film, they expose it just as
light would. Since bone, fat, muscle, tumors and
other masses all absorb X-rays at different levels, the
image on the film lets you see different (distinct)
structures inside the body because of the different
levels of exposure on the film.

X-rays have a wavelength in the range of 0.01 to 10
nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the
range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz (3×1016 Hz to
3×1019 Hz) and energies in the range 100 eV to 100
keV.
The wavelengths are shorter than those of UV rays
and longer than those of gamma rays
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X-ray technology was invented completely by accident. In
1895, a German physicist “Wilhelm Roentgen” made the
discovery while experimenting with electron beams in
a gas discharge tube.
Roentgen noticed that a fluorescent screen in his lab
started to glow when the electron beam was turned on.
This response in itself wasn't so surprising -- fluorescent
material normally glows in reaction to electromagnetic
radiation -- but Roentgen's tube was surrounded by heavy
black cardboard. Roentgen assumed this would have
blocked most of the radiation.
Roentgen placed various objects between the tube and the
screen, and the screen still glowed. Finally, he put his
hand in front of the tube, and saw the outline of his bones
projected onto the fluorescent screen. Immediately after
discovering X-rays themselves, he had discovered their
most beneficial application.
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Medicine: X-rays are used in medicine for medical
analysis. Dentists use them to find complications,
cavities and impacted teeth. Soft body tissue are
transparent to the waves. Bones also block the rays.
Industry: X-rays are used in industry to inspect
products made by various kinds of materials. X-ray
machines are used in airports to check luggage etc.
Science: In Science x-rays are used to analyze the
arrangement of atoms in many kinds of substances,
particularly crystals. Archaeologists used X-rays to
examine ancient objects covered by a crust of dirt.
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Consumer Goods: X-rays are also used in
consumer goods the manufactures treat
certain kinds of plastic to check the quality of
many mass produced products.

Used
in
research
involving
quantum
mechanics theory, crystallography(examine
arrangement of atoms in solid) and
cosmology(study of the origins and eventual
fate of the universe).
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X-rays were found to be able to penetrate
through materials of light atoms like flesh. The
heavier atoms like metal absorb them.
A beam of high energy electrons crashes into a
metal target and x-rays are produced. A filter
near the x-ray source blocks the low energy rays
so only the high energy rays pass through a
patient toward a sheet of film.
Along with the sheet of film, a second sheet of
film prevents the scattered x-rays from fogging
the picture.
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Calcium in bones is considered a type of
metal and when photographic film is placed
on the body, this allows the technician to take
the picture and an x-ray is developed to solve
or analyze the problem.

The soft tissue in your body is composed of
smaller atoms, and so does not absorb X-ray
photons particularly well. The calcium atoms
that make up your bones are much larger, so
they are better at absorbing X-ray photons.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray
http://www.stmary.ws/highschool/physics/xr
ay_1.htm
http://science.howstuffworks.com/dictionary
/physics-terms/xray-info2.htm

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X rays

  • 2.     X-rays are for of electromagnetic waves, they are more energetic so they can penetrate many materials to varying degrees. When the X-rays hit the film, they expose it just as light would. Since bone, fat, muscle, tumors and other masses all absorb X-rays at different levels, the image on the film lets you see different (distinct) structures inside the body because of the different levels of exposure on the film. X-rays have a wavelength in the range of 0.01 to 10 nanometers, corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz (3×1016 Hz to 3×1019 Hz) and energies in the range 100 eV to 100 keV. The wavelengths are shorter than those of UV rays and longer than those of gamma rays
  • 3.
  • 4.    X-ray technology was invented completely by accident. In 1895, a German physicist “Wilhelm Roentgen” made the discovery while experimenting with electron beams in a gas discharge tube. Roentgen noticed that a fluorescent screen in his lab started to glow when the electron beam was turned on. This response in itself wasn't so surprising -- fluorescent material normally glows in reaction to electromagnetic radiation -- but Roentgen's tube was surrounded by heavy black cardboard. Roentgen assumed this would have blocked most of the radiation. Roentgen placed various objects between the tube and the screen, and the screen still glowed. Finally, he put his hand in front of the tube, and saw the outline of his bones projected onto the fluorescent screen. Immediately after discovering X-rays themselves, he had discovered their most beneficial application.
  • 5.    Medicine: X-rays are used in medicine for medical analysis. Dentists use them to find complications, cavities and impacted teeth. Soft body tissue are transparent to the waves. Bones also block the rays. Industry: X-rays are used in industry to inspect products made by various kinds of materials. X-ray machines are used in airports to check luggage etc. Science: In Science x-rays are used to analyze the arrangement of atoms in many kinds of substances, particularly crystals. Archaeologists used X-rays to examine ancient objects covered by a crust of dirt.
  • 6.   Consumer Goods: X-rays are also used in consumer goods the manufactures treat certain kinds of plastic to check the quality of many mass produced products. Used in research involving quantum mechanics theory, crystallography(examine arrangement of atoms in solid) and cosmology(study of the origins and eventual fate of the universe).
  • 7.    X-rays were found to be able to penetrate through materials of light atoms like flesh. The heavier atoms like metal absorb them. A beam of high energy electrons crashes into a metal target and x-rays are produced. A filter near the x-ray source blocks the low energy rays so only the high energy rays pass through a patient toward a sheet of film. Along with the sheet of film, a second sheet of film prevents the scattered x-rays from fogging the picture.
  • 8.   Calcium in bones is considered a type of metal and when photographic film is placed on the body, this allows the technician to take the picture and an x-ray is developed to solve or analyze the problem. The soft tissue in your body is composed of smaller atoms, and so does not absorb X-ray photons particularly well. The calcium atoms that make up your bones are much larger, so they are better at absorbing X-ray photons.