Q.Which Electromagnetic wave is used for diagnostic treatment? Write its production.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →X-rays, produced by suddenly decelerating fast electrons on a heavy metal target, are used for diagnostic imaging.
Electromagnetic wave used for diagnosis: X-rays (wavelength roughly to ) are used for diagnostic purposes in medicine — e.g. imaging bones and internal organs (X-ray radiography), CT scans — because they penetrate soft tissue but are absorbed by denser material like bone, casting a shadow image on film/detector.
Production of X-rays: In an X-ray tube, electrons emitted from a heated filament (cathode) are accelerated through a very high potential difference (tens of kV) and made to strike a heavy metal target (e.g. tungsten, molybdenum) anode.
- On sudden deceleration of the fast electrons at the target, most of their kinetic energy converts to heat, and a small fraction is emitted as electromagnetic radiation — called Bremsstrahlung ("braking radiation"), giving a continuous X-ray spectrum. …
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