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X-ray - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alternate Name(s): General Radiography; Plain films ... X-rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation, just like visible light. In a health care setting, x-rays are emitted by a machine as individual "particles" (photons) that pass through the body and then get detected by a sensitive film. ...
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Public information and education, and scientific user support. ... NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is a telescope specially designed to detect X-ray emission from very hot regions of the Universe such as exploded stars, clusters of galaxies, and matter around black holes.
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X-ray machines seem to do the impossible: They see straight through clothing, flesh and even metal thanks to some very cool scientific principles at work. Find out how X-ray machines see straight to your bones. ... As with many of mankind's monumental discoveries, X-ray technology was invented completely by accident. In 1895,
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An X-ray machine is essentially a camera. Instead of visible light, however, it uses X-rays to expose the film. ... X-rays are like light in that they are electromagnetic waves, but they are more energetic so they can penetrate many materials to varying degrees. When the X-rays hit the film, ... About.com: Inventors: X-Ray...
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This is a demonstration of an X-ray machine called a fluoroscope. To use it, just "grab" the small wire-frame with your pointer, hold down the button, and move it around. You'll see the X-ray of the hand through this window!
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An x-ray machine, like that used in a doctor's or a dentist's office, is really very simple. Inside the machine is an x-ray tube. An electron gun inside the tube shoots high energy electrons at a target made of heavy atoms, such as tungsten.
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X-ray Telescopes ... X-ray Detectors ... X-ray Astronomy...
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An history of the X-Ray and the invention of x-ray machine and CAT-Scans -sp xray. ... A week after his discovery, Rontgen took an X-ray photograph of his wife's hand which clearly revealed her wedding ring and her bones. The photograph electrified the general public and aroused great scientific interest in the new form...
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