X-radiography

Van Gogh's Ravine

Description

A photographic analysis technique in which an object is placed between an x-ray tube and a plate of photographic film. The x-radiograph shows an image the object's ability to absorb or transmit the x-rays. The differential absorption pattern is useful for examining an objects internal structure as well as for comparing the variation in pigment types.

Synonyms and Related Terms

radiographie X (Fr.); Rntgendurchstrahlung (Deut.); radiografia de raios X (Port.)

Additional Images

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  X-ray image of a statue

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  X-ray image by Roentgen

Authority

• Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Photography, Technology of." Encyclopdia Britannica. 19 Jan. 2004 .