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