X-RAYS
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X-RAYS
BY: NIKKI AND YASMEEN
Created?
When electrons strike a metal target, the electrons are liberated from the heated filament and accelerated by a high voltage toward the metal target.
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The wavelength of my EMR ranges from 0.01 to 10 nanometers. It's about the size of a water molecule.
Technology
A type of technology that uses X-Ray detectors is a photographic film. It uses it by taking a quick snapshot onto a film.This film shows doctors if you have any broken bones in your body.
Harmful?
Yes, X-rays can be harmful due to the radiation exposure to the body during the X-ray process.
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WHO DISCOVERED IT & WHEN?
- Wilhelm Roentgen
- 1895
Vets
Not only do doctors use X-rays, Vets also do. Similar to humans, animal X-rays are performed when the animal has potentially broken or fractured bones.
DANGERS
- Leukemia
- Skin cancer
- Breast cancer
- Liver cancer
- Lung cancer
- Ovarian cancer
- Thyroid cancer
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Wavelength associated? 10nm downward
Frequency range? 30
petahertz- 30 extrahertz
Fun Fact!!!
The first xray for medical purposes was carried out on a young man with a broken wrist, his name was Eddie McCarthy.
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