X-Rays

X-rays and gamma rays occupy a specific region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

• Introduction to X-Rays and Gamma Rays
• Radiographs and Photographs
• The Discovery of Radioactivity
• The Discovery of X-Rays
• The Discovery of Radioactive Elements
• The Curies
• Radioactivity and Radioisotopes
• Radioactive Decay
• Nuclear Reactions
• Radioactive Half-Life
• Radioactive Half-Life (Continued)
• Carbon-14 Dating
• X-Ray Generation
• Nature of Penetrating Radiation
• X-Radiation
• Gamma Radiation
• Activity of Radionuclides
• Isotope Decay Rate
• Ionization
• Newton's Inverse Square Law
• Interaction Between Penetrating Radiation and Matter
• Transmitted Intensity and Linear Attenuation Coefficient
• Half-Value Layer
• Sources of Attenuation
• Compton Scattering
• Geometric Unsharpness
• Filters in Radiography
• Secondary (Scatter) Radiation and Undercut Control
• Radiation Safety