Physics 3A

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  • Created by: Rachel
  • Created on: 14-05-13 21:50
What are X-Rays?
short wavelength, high frequency electromagnetic waves
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Charge-coupled device?
Silicon chips, the size of postage stamps, divided up into a grid of million of indentical pixels they detect x-rays and produce electronic signals to form high resolution images
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CT scan?
X-ray beam is fired from an X-ray tube through the persons body and picked up by a detector on the other side, the computer interprets the signals and produces a two-dimensional slice through the body
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Refraction?
When waves change direction as they enter a new medium
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Type of lens are magnifying glasses?
converging but virtual image
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Card 2

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Charge-coupled device?

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Silicon chips, the size of postage stamps, divided up into a grid of million of indentical pixels they detect x-rays and produce electronic signals to form high resolution images

Card 3

Front

CT scan?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

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Refraction?

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

Type of lens are magnifying glasses?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5

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