X-rays find application in medical scenarios for generating images of bones, tissues, and organs. While X-rays can penetrate tissues like skin, their ability to penetrate bone is comparatively lower. This property of X-rays is attributed to which characteristic of the rays? (1 point)

Question

their large amplitudes
their short wavelengths
their long wavelengths
their small amplitudes

Answer 1

The property of X-rays that accounts for their varying ability to penetrate different tissues, such as skin and bone, is attributed to their short wavelengths. Short wavelengths allow X-rays to have high energy and the ability to penetrate materials, but their interaction with denser materials like bone results in less penetration compared to less dense tissues.