X-ray radiation
Bone-imaging energy beams
X-ray radiation is electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than visible light but longer than gamma rays, capable of penetrating solid materials.
This property makes X-rays invaluable in medical imaging, where they pass through soft tissue but are absorbed by denser structures like bones, producing diagnostic images.
X-rays are also used in security scanning, industrial inspection, and scientific research to examine internal structures without destruction.
The doctor ordered X-ray radiation to check for fractures.
- ionizingProducing charged particles
- radiographyDiagnostic imaging using X-rays
- Compton scatteringPhoton-electron inelastic collision
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
- radioisotopesAtoms with unstable nuclei
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Low-frequency electromagnetic radiation
infrared radiation · visible light · microwaves · microwave radiation · shortwave radio
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