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'''X-rays''' are a high energy type of [[electromagnetic radiation]] with wavelengths between 10 picometers and 10 nanometers. The [[ionizing radiation]] of an x-ray falls between the range of extreme [[ultraviolet radiation]] and [[gamma radiation|gamma rays]]. X-rays were discovered on [[Earth]] by Wilhelm Roentgen while he was experimenting with high voltage vacuum tubes. The unit of exposure to x-ray [[ionizing radiation]] is called a [[roentgen]] in his honor. X-ray [[photon|photons]] are used for [[medical procedures|medical]] and dental imaging and are produced by a variety of stellar phenomena, including [[pulsar|pulsars]] and [[quasar|quasars]].
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'''X-rays''' are a high energy type of [[electromagnetic radiation]]. X-ray [[photon]]s are used for [[medical procedures|medical]] and [[Dentistry|dental]] imaging and are produced by a variety of [[star|stellar]] phenomena, including [[pulsar]]s and [[quasar]]s.
   
While working on a way to separate [[Tuvok]] and [[Neelix]] following their transporter accident , the [[The Doctor|Doctor]] refers to the use of [[elements by atomic number|barium]] as a contrast agent for the "primitive imaging technology called x-rays." ([[VOY]]: "[[Tuvix (episode)|Tuvix]]")
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While working on a way to separate [[Tuvok]] and [[Neelix]] following their [[transporter]] accident, [[The Doctor]] referred to the use of [[barium]] as a contrast agent for the "primitive imaging technology called x-rays." ({{VOY|Tuvix}})
   
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*[[X-ray laser]]
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X-rays are a high energy type of electromagnetic radiation. X-ray photons are used for medical and dental imaging and are produced by a variety of stellar phenomena, including pulsars and quasars.

While working on a way to separate Tuvok and Neelix following their transporter accident, The Doctor referred to the use of barium as a contrast agent for the "primitive imaging technology called x-rays." (VOY: "Tuvix")

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