Röntgen radiation

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electromagnetic radiation ionizing radiation physical phenomenon

Röntgen radiation, more commonly known as X-rays, is a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation widely used for medical imaging, material analysis, and scientific research.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Barkla X-ray series 1
X-Rays and Electrons 1
X-ray crystallography 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf electromagnetic radiation ⓘ
ionizing radiation ⓘ
physical phenomenon ⓘ
alsoKnownAs X-rays ⓘ
canCause DNA damage ⓘ
increased cancer risk ⓘ
ionization of atoms ⓘ
radiation sickness ⓘ
discoveredBy Wilhelm Röntgen ⓘ
surface form: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
discoveryYear 1895 ⓘ
hasApplicationField astronomy ⓘ
materials science ⓘ
medicine ⓘ
physics ⓘ
hasEnergyRange about 100 eV to 100 keV ⓘ
hasFrequencyRange about 3×10^16 to 3×10^19 hertz ⓘ
hasSubType hard X-rays ⓘ
soft X-rays ⓘ
hasWavelengthRange about 0.01 to 10 nanometres ⓘ
interactsWith matter via Compton scattering ⓘ
matter via pair production ⓘ
matter via photoelectric effect ⓘ
isPartOf electromagnetic spectrum ⓘ
measuredIn gray ⓘ
roentgen (unit) ⓘ
sievert ⓘ
namedAfter Wilhelm Röntgen ⓘ
surface form: Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
penetrationDependsOn atomic number of material ⓘ
material density ⓘ
photon energy ⓘ
producedBy Bremsstrahlung ⓘ
X-ray tube ⓘ
cosmic sources ⓘ
inner-shell electron transitions ⓘ
synchrotron radiation source ⓘ
regulatedBy radiation protection standards ⓘ
safetyRequires distance from source ⓘ
exposure time limitation ⓘ
lead shielding ⓘ
usedFor X-ray crystallography ⓘ
X-ray diffraction ⓘ
astronomical observation ⓘ
computed tomography ⓘ
fluoroscopy ⓘ
material analysis ⓘ
medical imaging ⓘ
non-destructive testing ⓘ
radiation therapy ⓘ
radiography ⓘ
security screening ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wilhelm Röntgen → discovered → Röntgen radiation ⓘ
this entity surface form: X-rays
Wilhelm Röntgen → discovered → Röntgen radiation ⓘ
Max Perutz → fieldOfWork → Röntgen radiation ⓘ
this entity surface form: X-ray crystallography
Charles Glover Barkla → knownFor → Röntgen radiation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Barkla X-ray series
Wilhelm Röntgen → knownFor → Röntgen radiation ⓘ
Arthur H. Compton → notableWork → Röntgen radiation ⓘ
this entity surface form: X-Rays and Electrons