- 1. When did Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discover x-rays?
A) 1925
B) 1895
C) 1910
D) 1875
- 2. X-rays are a form of what type of radiation?
A) Electromagnetic
B) Alpha
C) Gamma
D) Beta
- 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. 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) Sonography
D) Fluoroscopy
- 5. In which country was Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen born?
A) Austria
B) Germany
C) Switzerland
D) Poland
- 6. What property of materials do x-rays exploit to create contrast in images?
A) Scattering
B) Differential absorption
C) Transmission
D) Reflection
- 7. What type of electromagnetic radiation has higher energy than x-rays?
A) Gamma rays
B) Visible light
C) Ultraviolet light
D) Infrared light
- 8. 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)
- 9. 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
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