PHYSICS

X-RAY
X-RAY is part of the electromagnetic radiation.

X-RAY has a form that similar to ordinary light rays

(like infrared and radio waves), the different is only
in terms of wavelength.

X-RAY (also called Röntgen)

is
high radiation energy that has the wavelength is
shorter than visible light

So, X-RAY can penetrate objects because the size of

its wavelength.
 Moving in a straight line.
 Has the power to penetrate an increasingly
stronger in voltage used the higher.
 Can penetrate certain objects, such as wood up
to several cm.
 Not deflected by a magnetic field and electric field.
 Can detach electrons from the metal are
pounded.
► 0,01 nanometers – 10 nanometers ◄

► 30 petahertz – 30 exahertz ◄

► 1,2x102 eV – 1,2x102 keV ◄

X-rays found by Wilhelm Conrad
Röntgen (a Professor of physics from
Germany who served at the University
of Wurzburg, Bavaria) on November
8th , 1895.

He found that these rays have the amazing ability to

produce images on the photographic film after piercing
wipes, clothing and metal. He concluded that X-rays aren’t
allowed to seen, moving in a straight line and has a high
penetration power, which can penetrate dark objects. He is
also the one who gave them the name "X-rays“.
Röntgen showed this ray comes from wall’s glass
when catode light exposed to light him. To validate
those finding, he has run a simple experiment. He
put the screens are covered with Barium
Platinosianida in the X-rays line. The screens are
look like shining when exposed to X-rays. And then,
he put his wife’s hand between catode tube and
screens, one shadow of bones clearly visible in
those screens. This can prove that X-rays were
expelled from catode tube have high penetration
power.
Required rontgen tube with an electronic
source which will be triggered and directed to
the target. This process producing 99% heat
and 1% of X-ray.

Rontgen tube has some criteria, they are:

-Has an electron source;
-Has force that accelerating an electron movement;
-Has electron track in vacuum space;
-Has a focusing cup; and
-Has a electron stopper.
 Rontgen tube has an electron source from filament in
catode that connected to transformator that has flown
electricity to that filament, so produce heat.
This heating process causes discharge electron. That
electron will be accelerated causes by differential tension
between cathode and anode. Beside that, rontgen tube is
a vacuum tube, so electron move smoothly.
In rontgen tube could be found focusing cup, so the
electron not spreaded but focus on one line.
At the end of this procces, electron will be stopped by
electron inhibitors. This proccess producing 99% heat and
1% of X-Ray.
X-rays are usually used in
medical section, such as: Computed
Tomography

Fluoroscopy Radiograph

Radiotheraphy
 Computed Tomography
(CT scanning) is procedur that
used to get a picture from a lot of
angle ffrom skull and brain bone.