X-ray

The tiny particles of electromagnetic radiation emitted by an X-ray machine pass through all but the most solid of objects in the body. As such, the image it creates, known as a radiograph, is useful for healthcare providers interested in visualizing significant internal structures.

They are produced when high-velocity electrons collide with the metal plates, thereby giving the energy as the X-Rays and themselves absorbed by the metal plate.

The X-Ray beam travels through the air and comes in contact with the body tissues, and produces an image on a metal film

WHAT IS AN XRAY?

We can define X-Rays or X-radiation as a form of electromagnetic radiation. They are powerful waves of electromagnetic energy. Most of them have a wavelength ranging from 0.01 to 10 nanometres, corresponding to frequencies in the range 3 × 1019 Hz to 3×1016 Hz and energies in the range 100 eV to 100 keV.