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When were x-rays discovered?
Ans: November 8, 1895
What type of tube was Roentgen working with when x-rays were
discovered?
Ans: Crookes tube
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What term is defined as the instantaneous production of light during an
interaction between energy and a substance?
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Ans: Fluorescence
What material did Roentgen use to produce the first radiograph of his
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wife's hand?
Ans: Barium platinocyanide
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What was the exposure time required for the first radiograph produced
by Roentgen?
Ans: 15 minutes
What does the letter x in x-ray symbolize?
Ans: the unknown
Who received the first Nobel Prize for physics in 1901?
Ans: Wilhelm Roentgen
What were x-rays once called?
Ans: Roentgen rays
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What is erythema, an early sign of biologic damage due to x-ray
exposure?
Ans: reddening of the skin
What properties do x-rays have?
Ans: All options are correct
What is the distance between two successive crests of a sine wave called?
Ans: wavelength
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In what units are x-ray wavelengths measured?
Ans: angstroms
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How is frequency measured?
Ans: hertz
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What is the relationship between the wavelength and frequency of the x-
ray photon?
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Ans: Frequency and wavelength are inversely related.
What is a small, discrete bundle of energy called?
Ans: photon
What is the speed of light?
Ans: 3 x 10^8 meters per second and 186,000 miles per second
What was the branch of medicine using x-rays called when first
developed?
Ans: roentgenology
What will electrical energy applied to an x-ray tube be transformed into?