quantabundles of energy, also called photonsphotonsconsist of pure enregy and are "carried" by the wavex-rays and gamma raysWhat is a form of electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength??•Excitation- when an electron is moved to higher energy level within the atominonizationwhen outer electron is removed and leaves atom with a positive charge.excitiation?Which process takes more energy, ionization or excitation?.•Can cause chemical damage or changes within or near cells.
•Results from direct action of excitation or ionization on molecules in cells or...
•Alters chemicals near cellswhy do we wear PPE during radiography procedurescathodenegatively charged electrodeanodepositively charged electrode•Only 1 % of collision is x-rays, while other 99% is heat.•When this collision and magical event of x-ray formation occurs, do you think more heat or x-rays are produced?Wilhelm Conrad Roentgendiscovered x-rays in 1895•A. toward the cathode in an x-ray tube
•B. away from the anode in an x-ray tube•Electrons travel:
•A. toward the cathode in an x-ray tube
•B. away from the anode in an x-ray tube
•C. toward the anode in an x-ray tube
•D. within the nucleus of an atom
