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ERIC Number: EJ1295707
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Apr
Pages: 2
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0031-921X
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X-Rays in the Classroom
Lincoln, James; Barrueto-Cabello, Roberto
Physics Teacher, v59 n4 p300-301 Apr 2021
X-rays are such an important and familiar part of the electromagnetic spectrum, but is there a way to safely bring x-rays into your lecture? The demo team at the University of California at Berkeley seems to have managed this. They have an x-ray safe box that they use to produce a live x-ray image on a fluorescent screen. In this article, we describe the apparatus, provide an overview of how x-rays are produced, and explain the strategies the Berkeley team used to ensure that this demonstration is safe for everyone involved.
American Association of Physics Teachers. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. Tel: 301-209-3300; Fax: 301-209-0845; e-mail: pubs@aapt.org; Web site: http://aapt.scitation.org/journal/pte
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: California (Berkeley)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A