X Ray

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

More Specific Terms

• chest X-ray

Introduction

• Ionizing electromagnetic radiation < 100 angstroms emitted from a highly evacuated tube. The radiation is generated by excitation of inner orbital electrons by bombardment of the target anode with a stream of electrons from a heated cathode.

More General Terms

• electromagnetic radiation

Additional Terms

• electromagnetic spectrum
• radiography (diagnostic imaging, roentgenography)

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

X-ray