A short read with images.
The higher the Atomic Number, the greater the X-ray scatter. Diamonds are Carbon, AN 6. Not much scatter on a medical X-ray.. But may be seen. Diamonds are easily seen on some specialized X-ray equipment.
Myth busting – in the world of x-rays
Lino Piotto, Roger Gent, Giovanni Bibbo
Department of Medical Imaging Women’s and Children’s Hospital 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, South Australia 5006, Australia Correspondence:
ltpiotto@adam.com.auAbstract Have you seen the television show ‘MythBusters’? It was decided to carry out a radiographic version of ‘MythBusters’. The study involved the investigation of the urban myth about a female radiographer who accidentally x-rayed her hand, only to discover that her diamond engagement ring was a fake. To prove or disprove the legend, a number of natural diamonds and cubic zirconia crystals were radiographed. Sure enough, there was a definite and consistent difference between the resultant images. The study confirmed part of the myth that radiography can differentiate between a diamond and a cubic zirconia fake diamond.
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