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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > radiation > ionising radiation > ionising electromagnetic radiation > X-rays
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiology > health risks and health behaviors > radiation > ionising radiation > ionising electromagnetic radiation > X-rays
... > other subjects > natural sciences > physical sciences > physics > physical phenomena > radiation > ionising radiation > ionising electromagnetic radiation > X-rays
... > other subjects > natural sciences > physical sciences > physics > physics of energy phenomena > radiation > ionising radiation > ionising electromagnetic radiation > X-rays
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > health and well-being > ionizing radiation > X-rays
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > known or suspected carcinogens > ionizing radiation > X-rays
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > radiation > ionizing radiation > X-rays
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiology > health risks and health behaviors > radiation > ionizing radiation > X-rays
... > other subjects > natural sciences > physical sciences > physics > physical phenomena > radiation > ionizing radiation > X-rays
... > other subjects > natural sciences > physical sciences > physics > physics of energy phenomena > radiation > ionizing radiation > X-rays
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > known or suspected carcinogens > X-rays

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X-rays  

Definition

  • X-R AYS W ER E FIRST observed and documented in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, a German scientist who found them quite by accident when experimenting with vacuum tubes. Roentgen called the radiation ‘X’ to indicate it was an unknown type of radiation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; X-rays]

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