- 1. When did Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discover x-rays?
A) 1895
B) 1925
C) 1875
D) 1910
- 2. X-rays are a form of what type of radiation?
A) Gamma
B) Beta
C) Alpha
D) Electromagnetic
- 3. What is the term used for the process of x-rays passing through the body to create an image?
A) Tomography
B) Sonography
C) Radiography
D) Fluoroscopy
- 4. In which year did Wilhelm Roentgen receive the first Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of x-rays?
A) 1895
B) 1910
C) 1901
D) 1920
- 5. What property of materials do x-rays exploit to create contrast in images?
A) Transmission
B) Differential absorption
C) Scattering
D) Reflection
- 6. Which of the following medical imaging techniques does NOT use x-rays?
A) Fluoroscopy
B) Positron emission tomography (PET)
C) Computed tomography (CT)
D) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- 7. What term is used to describe the process of x-rays interacting with a fluorescent screen to produce an image?
A) Sonography
B) Fluoroscopy
C) Tomography
D) Radiography
- 8. In which country was Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen born?
A) Poland
B) Switzerland
C) Germany
D) Austria
- 9. What type of electromagnetic radiation has higher energy than x-rays?
A) Gamma rays
B) Infrared light
C) Visible light
D) Ultraviolet light
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