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Bones appear on x-rays because they are denser than soft tissues, allowing them to absorb more of the x-ray radiation and show up as white on the image.

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Why is it that sometimes when bones are x rayed they appear as white images?

Bones always appear as white images in regular xrays. However they arent really white because the film is clear, the plastic on the view box is white. But on xray film it is coated with a metalic layer. The xrays make the metalic layer stick to the film. So the black part of the film is where all the xrays reach the film. If the area on the xray is gray, then that means that some of the xrays are getting through implying that the structure is more dense than the black part. Soft tissue appears gray. The bone is a very dense structure allowing minimal to no xrays getting through. The film is then put through the processor and the film runs through chemicals that make the picture "stay" on the film. It is then rinsed and dried. Since the xrays make the metalic layer stick, none stick to the area of the bone because no radiation got through and the layer was washed off during processing. This is why bones appear white, they are the densest structure.


Why do you have xrays?

Usually to check for broken bones or bone malformations.


How do you diagnose a broken bone?

not only are broken bones painful, but fractures can be easily detected by an xray. where bones are seriously broken, the limb or area may be mangled and disfigured. fractures can be seen in xrays and the area may swell and turn bluish black or appear severely bruised.


Can xrays be stoped by bone?

Yes, that's why it is used to tell where bones are. The x-rays pass through the tissues like muscles and fat but are stopped by the bones.


Tell do worms have bones?

no they do not have bones, just a big wormy body full of muscles.nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ^actually this is incorrect. worms do in fact have bones thats why they show up on xrays looking like dragons


How are xrays harmful to humans?

yeah because it can break the bones so wheb your next in hospital, do not get x-rayed


How can xrays be used to see inside your body?

X-rays can penetrate the body and are absorbed differently by different tissues. Dense tissues like bones absorb more x-rays and appear white on the image, while softer tissues absorb fewer x-rays and appear gray. This contrast helps to visualize internal structures like bones, organs, and foreign objects inside the body.


Which type of radiation is used to make images of bones inside the body?

Xrays and CT scans


Can Rheumatoid nodules appear on the breast?

Unlikely as they usually appear near bones.


What can radiographers see most clearly with xrays and why?

Bones and other solids, Why? Because their higher density stops more X-rays than soft tissues do.


What role does arianna grande play iin the lovely bones?

She does not appear in the Lovely Bones.


What do xrays have to do with the holocaust?

They experimented with xrays on the prisoners in the concentration camps. Mostly at Auschwitz.