X-Rays
By Aidan Bledsoe
X-Ray Definition
A form of electromagnetic radiation with very high frequency and energy. X-rays lie between ultraviolet radiation and gamma radiation on the electromagnetic spectrum.
Wavelength Range
1 x 10-11 - 1 x 10-8
Frequency Range
3 x 1016 - 3 x 1019
Uses Of X-Rays/ X-Ray Machines
Help dentist detect diseases of teeth. Doctors use X-Rays to locate bullets and other objects inside the body. Doctors also use X-Rays to see broken bones. Doctors use X-Rays to detect cancer and kidney stones.
X-Ray Of A Person's Hands
X-Ray Wave
X-Ray Airport Machine
X-Ray Of A Persons' Broken Arm
X-Ray Wave
In this video, it tells about how the X-Ray was discovered and on accident by a German scientist.
Interesting Facts About X-Rays
1. X-Rays were discovered in 1895, a German Scientist discovered it on accident. 2. Due to their unknown nature, they were given the name X-rays.
Sources
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/spectrum_chart.html
http://science.howstuffworks.com/dictionary/physics-terms/xray-info2.htm
http://weirdfactss.com/2013/10/9-interesting-x-ray-facts/
http://www.memradiology.com/procedures/fluoroscopy/
http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/ems/xrays.html
http://science.howstuffworks.com/transport/flight/modern/airport-security4.htm
http://www.two-views.com/X-RAY/Why.html
http://www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/eens211/x-ray.htm