Vocabulary Week 1 Flashcards
1
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Form of energy carried by waves or a stream of particles
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Radiation
2
Q
Positive pole of the X-ray tube
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Anode
3
Q
The art and science of making radiographs by exposure of film to X-ray
A
Radiography
4
Q
Negative pole of the X-ray tube
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Cathode
5
Q
Negatively charged particles
A
Electrons
6
Q
Made up of atoms that are alike with the same number of protons and electrons
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Element
7
Q
Process by which a balanced atom becomes unbalanced with an electrical charge or positive or negative
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Ionization
8
Q
Carries no electrical charge
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Neutrons
9
Q
Positive electrical charge
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Protons
10
Q
The distance between the crest of one wave and the crest or the next
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Wavelength
11
Q
A beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image shadows on receptors.
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X-ray
