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Non Life Sciences => Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology => Topic started by: eamthompson on 26/02/2004 12:29:20

Title: How do X-Rays work ?
Post by: eamthompson on 26/02/2004 12:29:20
Hello my name is Elizabeth and i was woundering if someone could help me. I am doing a BTEC Science course at my local college and part of my course involes an assignment about X-rays, how an X-ray tube works and anything to do with X-rays. As someone specilizes in this area, I was hoping someone could give me some infomation about this.
Much appreached.
Thank you for your time
Elizabeth
Title: Re: How do X-Rays work ?
Post by: tweener on 27/02/2004 01:24:17
I just spent twenty minutes on a small dissertation on everything I know about X-rays (it wasn't very long).  I don't know what I touched, but it went away.  Fast.

Here is a link I found that will probably help more than my babbling, though it doesn't cover as much ground.

http://www.fnrf.science.cmu.ac.th/theory/radiation/Physics%20of%20X-RAY%20Production.html

Welcome to the forum and good luck with your class project.  (Don't push the wrong button before you save.) [:)]

Title: Re: How do X-Rays work ?
Post by: chris on 01/03/2004 22:09:50
Hi Emma

have a look at :

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/articles/article/bobburycolumn5.htm

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/articles/article/bobburycolumn6.htm

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/articles/article/bobburycolumn7.htm

which, in turn, cover how x-rays work, how CT and other nuclear medicine scans work, and finally MRI and ultrasound.

Chris

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