X-rays

?
  • Created by: Char
  • Created on: 20-05-13 16:45
What are X-rays part of?
The electromagnetic spectrum
1 of 18
What is there frequency?
High
2 of 18
What is their wavelength the same size as?
Diameter of an atom
3 of 18
What do X-rays affect in the same way as light?
Photographic film
4 of 18
What are they absorbed by?
Metal and bone
5 of 18
What are they transmitted by?
Healthy tissue
6 of 18
What do X-rays form images of?
Bone
7 of 18
On?
Photographic film
8 of 18
To check for?
Fractures and dental problems
9 of 18
What does CCD stand for?
Charge-coupled devices
10 of 18
What can these be used to form?
Electronic images of X-rays
11 of 18
What do CT scanners use X-rays to produce?
Digital images of a cross section through the body
12 of 18
What can soft tissue body organs (such as the intestine) be filled with, to absorb X-rays?
Contrast medium
13 of 18
Why are X-rays bad?
They cause ionisation
14 of 18
Which can damage?
Living tissue when X-rays pass through it
15 of 18
What are some precautions
Workers should wear film badges and have lead screens to shield them
16 of 18
Why does the lead screen protect them?
Lead absorbs X-rays
17 of 18
What is an advantage of X-rays?
They can be used to treat cancerous tumours at/near the body surface
18 of 18

Other cards in this set

Card 2

Front

What is there frequency?

Back

High

Card 3

Front

What is their wavelength the same size as?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

What do X-rays affect in the same way as light?

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

What are they absorbed by?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
View more cards

Comments

Sabina

Report


Good flash cards.

Grammatical error at the beginning. "there" it should've be "their"

Char

Report

*been not be if we're talking about grammatical errors Sabina, thanks though. 

Similar Physics resources:

See all Physics resources »See all Electromagnetic Spectrum resources »