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No, getting an x-ray does not hurt. It can be a bit uncomfortable if you are alread in pain due to an injury that requires the x-ray, or if you have to hold a position, and it tends to be a bit cold.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoX-Ray stands for X-radiation.
An X-ray machine is essentially a camera. Instead of visible light, however, it uses X-rays to expose the film.
X-rays are like light in that they are electromagnetic waves, but they are more energetic so they can penetrate many materials to varying degrees. When the X-rays hit the film, they expose it just as light would. Since bone, fat, muscle, tumors and other masses all absorb X-rays at different levels, the image on the film lets you see different (distinct) structures inside the body because of the different levels of exposure on the film.
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∙ 12y agoIn bone x rays, electrical current passes through an x-ray tube and produces a beam of ionizing radiation that passes through the bone(s) being examined. This produces a picture of the inside of the body on film.
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Which is the correct form plane x-ray or plain x-ray?
Plain x-rays are x-rays that do not demonstrate the planes of bone-on-bone as well as other x-rays such as MRI's.
Are x-rays reflected by bone tissue?
Yes, they are!Extra: They are absorbed by bone and metal.
What would life be like without x-rays?
If X-Rays did not exist, then people would not know how severe their broken bone is, or they would not know if they have broken a bone in an injury. X-Rays are very important because they help you with your health and your bones.
How the bone scan equipment is?
Common x-rays are used.
What salts are responsible for the opacity of bone to x-rays?
Phosphate
What is the difference between MRI and X-Rays?
X-rays use what are called X-rays...that was a given but MRIs use magnetic pulses instead of the X-rays. The difference is that the X-rays don't pass through bone (so you see the bone) and the magnetic pulses penetrate the entire flesh but bounce off every cell. This shows what the inside of the person looks like.
What wave use to diagnosis of bone fracture?
X-rays help doctors see broke bones, and also diseases inside of a human body.
Why are X-rays taken of the hand in mallet finger?
X rays will be taken to determine if the bone at the top of the finger has been fractured.
What machines take x-rays of a broken bone?
When the x-rays enters the body,it recogonises the shape of the structures.It is then obtained on the computer.If there is a mistake in the correct shape,the doctors finds the bone breakage.
Does this tissue appear the same as bone an X-rays?
NO, tissue appears gray and bone appears white
How are x rays important?
An x-ray can tell if a bone is fractured, or if there is a shadow on the lungs, and so on.
Can x rays be absorbed?
YES. X-rays are absorbed by metals and bone (ex: when you get your x-ray taken, all you can see is metal and bones, no skins or tissues).
