X-Ray Scanning

This topic could extend a study of diffraction of waves, or be part of a study of material structures, or of atomic physics.

Teaching Guidance 16-19

Most schools will not have an X-ray set, but there are plenty of effective analogue demonstrations using other types of waves...

Lesson 16-19

X-ray imaging utilises the ability of high frequency electromagnetic waves to pass through soft parts of the human body...

Classroom Activity 14-16

John Trump, the uncle of US president Donald J. Trump, worked as one of Van de Graaff’s assistants. Trump went on to develop a...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Thomas Edison nearly lost his eyesight using fluoroscopes (devices that produce real time X-ray images) from exposure to X...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Mark Twain may have inadvertently been the subject of the first X-ray.

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Marie Curie responded rapidly to the outbreak of the First World War: within 10 days of the mobilisation of French troops, she...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16