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X-Ray

Hannah Romie and Carson Agee

What is it used for?

- Uses radiation to generate images of tissues and structures inside the body

- Passes through air and soft tissue

General Overview

John

John, Arthritic Knee

Lucy

Lucy, Dislocated Shoulder

Karen

Karen, Arm fracture

Patients experience

Patient's experience

- No feeling

- Stay fully still

- Radiation proof vest

- Multiple pictures at once

- Either lay on table or stand against flat surface

- Large tube with light pointed at body part

- Matter of seconds

How is the Image Created?

How is the image created?

-Radiation

-Different body parts absorb rays at different rates

-Detector on opposite side of body recieves rays

-Bones are more desne, show up as white

-Heaet and lungs, softer tissue, is darker

Limitations

Limitations of the X-Ray

Low level radiationand ceratin body parts

Only takes a fraction of a second

Exposure is = roughly a few months natural, 1 in million chance of cancer

$260-$460, provider/location

What can an X-Ray diagnose?

body organs

& systems

specific problems

What can it diagnose?

detects bones (skeletal system), tissues, and other solid masses such as tumors, pneumonia, or foreign objects

an X-Ray can be used to detect cancers, bone fractures, arthritis, pnuemonia, or foreign objects, among other things

Sources

https://www.nibib.nih.gov/science-education/science-topics/x-rays#pid-1106

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/x-ray/

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/x-ray/about/pac-20395303

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