*X-ray radiation* is an [[Electromagnetic Wave|electromagnetic wave]] of a certain wavelength ($0.01-10\, \mathrm{nm}$). It is shorter in wavelength than ultraviolet radiation, but longer in wavelength than [[Gamma Radiation|gamma radiation]]. ![[x-ray_radiation.excalidraw.light.svg]] Since shorter [[Wavelength|wavelength]] means higher energy, it is higher in energy than the visible spectrum or ultraviolet radiation, but weaker in energy than [[Gamma Radiation|gamma radiation]]. In medicine, x-ray radiation is commonly used to image bones since human flesh appears translucent to x-ray radiation. >[!read]- Further Reading >- [[Visible Spectrum]] >- [[Electromagnetic Wave]] >- [[Gamma Radiation]] >- [[Length Scales]] >- _The Nobel Prize in Physics 1901_, [https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1901/summary/](https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1901/summary/). >[!ref]- References >W. C. Röntgen, On a New Kind of Rays, Science **3**, 227 (1896).