Question

Which of the following represent features of X-rays? Check all of the boxes that apply.

a form of energy

do not damage tissues

generated by X-ray tubes

expose X-ray film or digital sensors to make images of tissues

used to perform MRI scans

discovered only recently

Answer 1

[x] a form of energy

[ ] do not damage tissues

[x] generated by X-ray tubes

[x] expose X-ray film or digital sensors to make images of tissues

[ ] used to perform MRI scans

[ ] discovered only recently

Brief notes:
- X-rays are ionizing electromagnetic radiation (a form of energy) and can damage tissues/cells and increase cancer risk with sufficient exposure.
- Commonly produced in X-ray tubes (and by some radioactive sources).
- They are what expose film or digital detectors to create radiographic images.
- MRI uses magnetic fields and radiofrequency pulses, not X-rays.
- X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Röntgen in 1895, so notrecent.