X-Rays
X-rays penetrate different objects more or less according to their density.
What Are X-rays?
- An X-ray is a diagnostic test which uses the invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produces the images of internal bones, tissues and organs onto film.
X-rays pass through body structures onto specially-treated plates and a “negative” type picture is made.
X-rays use invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal tissues, bones, and organs on film.
Standard X-rays are performed for many reasons, including diagnosing tumours or bone injuries.
X-rays are made by using external radiation to produce images of the body, its organs, and other internal structures for diagnostic purposes.
When the body undergoes X-rays, different parts of the body allow varying amounts of the X-ray beams to pass through. The soft tissues in the body allow most of the X-ray to pass through and appear dark grey on the film. A bone or a tumour, which is denser than the soft tissues, allows few of the X-rays to pass through and appears white on the X-ray. At a break in a bone, the X-ray beam passes through the broken area and appears as a dark line in the white bone.
Radiation during pregnancy may lead to birth defects. Always tell your radiologist or doctor if you suspect you may be pregnant. - TYPES OF X-RAYS
- Abdominal x-ray
- Barium x-ray
- Bone x-ray
- Chest x-ray
- Extremity x-ray
- Hand x-ray
- Joint x-ray
- Lumbosacral spine x-ray
- Neck x-ray
- Pelvis x-ray
- Sinus x-ray
- Skull x-ray
- Thoracic spine x-ray
- Upper GI and small bowel series
- X-ray of the skeleton
