"X-Rays" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Penetrating electromagnetic radiation emitted when the inner orbital electrons of an atom are excited and release radiant energy. X-ray wavelengths range from 1 pm to 10 nm. Hard X-rays are the higher energy, shorter wavelength X-rays. Soft x-rays or Grenz rays are less energetic and longer in wavelength. The short wavelength end of the X-ray spectrum overlaps the GAMMA RAYS wavelength range. The distinction between gamma rays and X-rays is based on their radiation source.
| Descriptor ID |
D014965
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.358.500.505.970 G01.750.250.970 G01.750.750.918
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| Concept/Terms |
X-Rays- X-Rays
- X Rays
- X-Ray
- Xrays
- Xray
- X-Radiation
- X-Radiations
- Roentgen Rays
- Rays, Roentgen
- Radiation, X
- X Radiation
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