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