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- 2. This is a special imaging device that produces viewable X-rays without the need for radiographs, by passing a continuous X-ray beam through the body part being examined to allow “real time” examination.
- 3. This consists of tiny particles of matter that possess mass, travel in straight lines and at high speeds, and transmit kinetic energy by means of their extremely fast-moving small masses.
- 8. This is otherwise known as positive electron which converts electrons into x-ray photons.
- 11. This is the flow or propagation of wavelike energy (without mass) through space or matter.
- 12. This is a sealed glass tube with the majority of the air evacuated. This regulates the flow of electric current between electrodes to which an electric potential difference has been applied.
- 14. This refers to the glowing light emitted by certain substances when struck by a particular wavelength.
- 15. This is an image or picture produced on a receptor by exposure to ionizing radiation (i.e., x-rays, gamma rays, similar radiation).
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- 1. This refers to the first hot-cathode x-ray tube, invented by William Coolidge, which is a high-vacuum tube containing a tungsten filament.
- 4. This is otherwise known as negative electron which supplies the electrons necessary to produce x-rays.
- 5. This is a form of energy from a source carried by waves or a stream of particles at the speed of light.
- 6. This is an element symbolized by “Rn” and the atomic number 86, that is a radioactive noble gas.
- 7. This was what “first detected” radiation when its glowing screen alerted Wilhelm Rontgen of a mysterious ray, now known as x-rays.
- 9. This was an early experimental electrical discharge tube designed by William Crookes, in which with partial vacuum, cathode rays were discovered.
- 10. These are streams of high-speed electrons that originate from the cathode in an x-ray tube.
- 13. This is the production of ions from converting atoms that results in the formation of a positive atom and a dislodged negative electron.