Production and use of X-rays past paper questions

A2 Physics 9702 · Medical physics. 1 explain that X-rays are produced by electron bombardment of a metal target and calculate the minimum wavelength of X-rays produced from the accelerating p.d. 2 understand the use of X-rays in imaging internal body structures, including an understanding of the term contrast in X-ray imaging 3 recall and use I = I0e–μx for the attenuation of X-rays in matter 4 understand that computed tomography (CT) scanning produces a 3D image of an internal structure by first combining multiple X-ray images taken in the same section from different angles to obtain a 2D image of the section, then repeating this process along an axis and combining 2D images of multiple sections

In Cambridge A Level A2 Physics 9702, Production and use of X-rays came up in 21 of the 42 papers on Paperstreak, for about 7 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Production and use of ultrasound, Energy and momentum of a photon.

21 questions, newest first

9702/42/O/N/25 Question 10 · 9 marks
9702/42/M/J/25 Question 6 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) (c(iii)) · 6 marks
9702/41/M/J/24 Question 8 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) (c(i)) (c(iii)) (d) · 9 marks
9702/43/M/J/24 Question 8 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) (c(i)) (c(iii)) (d) · 9 marks
9702/42/F/M/24 Question 9 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) (b) · 7 marks
9702/41/O/N/23 Question 10 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 4 marks
9702/43/O/N/23 Question 10 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 4 marks
9702/42/M/J/23 Question 10 · 9 marks
9702/41/M/J/22 Question 9 · 9 marks
9702/43/M/J/22 Question 9 · 9 marks
9702/42/F/M/22 Question 10 parts (b) (c) · 4 marks
9702/41/O/N/21 Question 11 · 7 marks
9702/43/O/N/21 Question 11 · 7 marks
9702/41/M/J/21 Question 11 · 7 marks
9702/42/M/J/21 Question 11 · 6 marks
9702/43/M/J/21 Question 11 · 7 marks
9702/42/F/M/21 Question 11 · 10 marks
9702/41/O/N/20 Question 10 part (a) · 5 marks
9702/42/O/N/20 Question 7 part (a) · 3 marks
9702/43/O/N/20 Question 10 · 8 marks
9702/42/F/M/20 Question 11 · 9 marks

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