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An X-ray tube is a vacuum tube that produces X-rays. They form part of X-ray machines. X-rays are part of the electromagnetic spectrum, an ionizing radiation with wavelength just shorter than ultraviolet light. X-ray tubes evolved from experimental Crookes tubes with which X-rays were first discove...

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An X-ray tube is a vacuum tube that produces X-rays. They form part of X-ray machines. X-rays are part of the electromagnetic spectrum, an ionizing radiation with wavelength just shorter than ultraviolet light. X-ray tubes evolved from experimental Crookes tubes with which X-rays were first discovered in the late 1800s, and the availability of this controllable source of X-rays created the field of radiography, the imaging of opaque objects with penetrating radiation. X-ray tubes are also used in CAT-scanners, airport luggage scanners, X-ray crystallography, and for industrial inspection.

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15th Apr 2009

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 Design and Technology, History, Science

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