X-rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation and are part of the electromagnetic spectrum; X-rays are made up of wavelengths shorter than the wavelength of visible light. X-rays are best known in the medical industry as they provide a comfortable and painless procedure that produces images from inside the human body. X-rays, which are a high-energy, very short-wavelength electromagnetic wave, are capable of producing images from inside the body as the X-rays pass through materials that are opaque to light. The wavelength of high frequency and a short wavelength. X-rays are produced when electrons accelerate with a high voltage that allows them to collide with a metal. When electrons are suddenly decelerated, collisions with the metal occur, producing X-rays. If the electrons have enough energy, they are able to eject an electron from the inner shell of the target metal atoms, which causes electrons from higher states fill that vacancy in the expelled shell, emitting rays. The process in which this procedure occurs is produced in an electrode machine, which is a pair of electrodes (anode and cathode) that sits inside a glass vacuum. The cathode is the heated filament where the machine passes current through the filament heating it. The flat disk made of tungsten is called anode, this flat disk of tungsten attracts electrons through the tube. The anode and cathode are made of extremely high voltage, so electrons fly through the tube with great force. Where... in the center of the paper... DNA leads to mutation and exposure to radiation. The people who run the greatest risk when undergoing x-rays are pregnant women, if women take many x-rays this could cause defects in the baby. However, most of these ailments only occur after copious amounts of X-rays, one or two won't hurt. Although there are many disadvantages to having X-rays, there are many benefits that outweigh these risks. Benefits include; detect diseases such as tumors and cancers, detect broken or fractured limbs, and locate foreign objects in the body. Providing images from inside the body using X-rays is also painless and non-invasive. When x-rays are said to be convenient and they really are, a patient can come in the same day without knowing what's wrong, take an x-ray, wait half an hour and then get the results on the spot with everything explained.