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Who discovered the x-rays in 1895?
Who discovered the x-rays in 1895?
What was the first publicly taken radiograph of?
What was the first publicly taken radiograph of?
What did the 'x' in 'x-rays' represent?
What did the 'x' in 'x-rays' represent?
In which year were x-rays discovered?
In which year were x-rays discovered?
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What did Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen call the rays he discovered in 1895?
What did Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen call the rays he discovered in 1895?
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Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered 'a new kind of ray,' emitted by a gas discharge tube, that could blacken photographic film contained in light-tight containers. He called these rays 'x-rays' in his first announcement in December 1895—the x representing the ______.
Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovered 'a new kind of ray,' emitted by a gas discharge tube, that could blacken photographic film contained in light-tight containers. He called these rays 'x-rays' in his first announcement in December 1895—the x representing the ______.
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In demonstrating the properties of x-rays at a public lecture, Röntgen asked Rudolf Albert von Kölliker, a prominent Swiss professor of anatomy, to put his hand in the beam and so produced the first publicly taken ______.
In demonstrating the properties of x-rays at a public lecture, Röntgen asked Rudolf Albert von Kölliker, a prominent Swiss professor of anatomy, to put his hand in the beam and so produced the first publicly taken ______.
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The first medical use of x-rays was reported in the ______.
The first medical use of x-rays was reported in the ______.
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Absorption of ______, Protons, and Heavy Ions
Absorption of ______, Protons, and Heavy Ions
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CHAPTER 1 Physics and Chemistry of Radiation Absorption Types of Ionizing Radiations Electromagnetic Radiations Particulate Radiations Absorption of X-rays Direct and Indirect Action of Radiation Absorption of ______, Protons, and Heavy Ions Summary of Pertinent Conclusions Bibliography
CHAPTER 1 Physics and Chemistry of Radiation Absorption Types of Ionizing Radiations Electromagnetic Radiations Particulate Radiations Absorption of X-rays Direct and Indirect Action of Radiation Absorption of ______, Protons, and Heavy Ions Summary of Pertinent Conclusions Bibliography
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