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| A form of energy carried by waves or a stream of particles. |
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| A high-energy radiation produced by the collision of a beam of electrons with a metal target in an x-ray tube. |
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| A beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances and record image shadows on photographic film or digital sensors. |
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| The science or study of radiation used in medicine; a branch of medical science that deals with the use of x-rays, radioactive substances, and other forms of radiant energy in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. |
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| A two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional object. In practice, often called an "x-ray"; this is NOT correct. X-ray (also x ray) is a term that refers to a beam of energy. |
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| A photographic image produced on an image receptor by the passage of x-rays through teeth and related structures. |
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| The art and science of making radiographs by the exposure of film to x-rays. |
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| Any person who positions, exposes, and processes dental x-ray image receptors. |
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| Discovered the early potential of an x-ray beam in 1895. |
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