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  • X-radiation (composed of X-rays) is a form of electromagnetic radiation.
  • Most X-rays have a wavelength in the range of 0.01 to 10 nanometers; or frequencies in the range 3×1016 Hz to 3×1019 Hz; and energies in the range 100 eV to 100 keV.
  • much higher-energy X-rays can be generated for medical and industrial uses, for example radiotherapy, which utilizes linear accelerators to generate X-rays in the ranges of 6-20 MeV.
  • X-ray wavelengths are shorter than those of UV rays and typically longer than those of gamma rays.
  • X-radiation may be referred to as Röntgen radiation, after Wilhelm Röntgen, who is usually credited as its discoverer, and who had named it X-radiation to signify an unknown type of radiation.
  • X-ray photons carry enough energy to ionize atoms and disrupt molecular bonds. This makes it a type of ionizing radiation and thereby harmful to living tissue.
  • X-rays can identify bone structures, have been used for medical imaging.
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Yes. X-rays are per definition, electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 0.01nm to 10nm.

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The X-rays are the radiation in this case. X-rays are part of the electromagnetic spectrum, which also includes radio waves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, and gamma rays.

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