The mediaâs role in bringing many of the significant events of the civil rights movement to light helped the nation to progress towards more equality.
â¢ X rays are high energy electromagnetic waves, but visible light is medium energy electromagnetic waves. â¢ The visible spectrum is very narrow compared to the X-ray spectrum. â¢ X rays can penetrate the human body but visible light is not capable of doing that. Related posts: 1  Difference Between Radioactivity and Radiation.
Let's take a closer look at what X rays are, how they work, and how we make them! Photo: Once X rays had to be treated like old-fashioned photographs. Now, they're as easy to study and store as digital photographs on computer screens. Photo by Kasey Zickmund courtesy of U.S. Air Force.