- 1. When did Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discover x-rays?
A) 1875
B) 1910
C) 1925
D) 1895
- 2. X-rays are a form of what type of radiation?
A) Gamma
B) Alpha
C) Beta
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) Radiography
C) Tomography
D) Sonography
- 4. In which year did Wilhelm Roentgen receive the first Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of x-rays?
A) 1910
B) 1920
C) 1895
D) 1901
- 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) Computed tomography (CT)
B) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
C) Positron emission tomography (PET)
D) Fluoroscopy
- 7. What term is used to describe the process of x-rays interacting with a fluorescent screen to produce an image?
A) Fluoroscopy
B) Radiography
C) Tomography
D) Sonography
- 8. In which country was Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen born?
A) Switzerland
B) Germany
C) Poland
D) Austria
- 9. What type of electromagnetic radiation has higher energy than x-rays?
A) Visible light
B) Ultraviolet light
C) Infrared light
D) Gamma rays
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