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