Gamma rays are very energetic forms of electromagnetic radiation, so when they collide with some molecule in the body, the molecule will be damaged or destroyed. Some molecules are more important than others, but there are some which can potentially cause a lot of trouble if they are damaged, particularly genetic material, which may be altered into a form that leads to cancer.
What is lordotic chest X ray view good for?
To see the apecies of the lung. In a regular PA view of the chest the clavicles and ribs are in the way, sometimes shadowing stuff. So an apical view or lordotic view is taken so they are not superimposed.
There are two important parts of an X-ray machine, the x-ray source and the x-ray detector.
In your body, your bones are x-ray opaque-x-ray cannot pass through it and so, x-ray is detected on the x-ray detector but not your bones. And when x-ray is flashed on your body you can see the silhouette of your bones, assuming that there is an x-ray detector opposite the x-ray source..
Why is the silhouette on the film not black?The photograph of the x-ray was subjected to negativity (photography) and so the lighter areas in the original picture become darker and the darker areas (silhouette of your bones) in the original picture become lighter.
How can this x-ray opaque concept be used?Cerebral angiography is used to see if your brain is bleeding, if it has blood clots and many more. In this contrast x-ray procedure, a radio opaque dye that absorbs more or less x-ray photons than the surrounding tissue is injected into a cerebral artery so that the practitioner could see the cerebral circulatory system.
How are x-rays important in the field of medicine?
Radium plays an important role in medicine, in the form of radon gas which is used as a cancer treatment.
Can X-ray machines detect money?
X-ray machines can detect the shape of money and with the metal strip in most higher denominations it would be very easy to identify
Which x rays are best used to penetrate the body?
Primary rays are the best to penetrate
Low wavelength
Who works with x-rays radiation nuclear medicine ultrasound?
Radiographers and radiologists, and scientists.
Why did W Roentgen invent the x-ray?
The Electrical Review in 1896 published X-rays of a man, made by Tesla, with X-ray tubes of his own design. They appeared at the same time as when Roentgen announced his discovery of X-rays. Tesla never attempted to proclaim priority. Roentgen congratulated Tesla on his sophisticated X-ray pictures, and Tesla even wrote Roentgen's name on one of his films. He experimented with shadowgraphs similar to those that later were to be used by Wilhelm Rontgen when he discovered X-rays in 1895. Tesla's countless experiments included work on a carbon button lamp, on the power of electrical resonance, and on various types of lightning. Tesla invented the special vacuum tube which emitted light to be used in photography.
What did Wilhelm Roentgen discover that energy (x-rays) were capable of doing to solid matter?
penetrating it
What is the ingredients of x-ray film developer?
I dont specifically know what chemical it is, but x-ray film developing solution is used to develop an x-ray. Just like with photographs, an x-ray is a picture taken on a big piece of film (it is loaded into the board you stand in front of to get an x-ray), and then the 'picture' is snapped, and the film has to be developed in a dark room, where you dip the x-ray in a developing solution for a few minutes and then you can see the picture (in this case your bones). before an x-ray is developed its just a big black piece of film, and just like with a camera, if you expose it to light before it has been developed, it is ruined. hope this answered your question
Who discovered x rays by accident?
a solar problem flashed a bit of ultrah vilote went through a tube and w.c.roentgen
could see through his hand.
What other diagnostics may be made through chest x rays?
Fractures of the rib cage are often detected as breaks on the chest x ray. Sometimes a view of the diaphragm may indicate an abdominal problem. Swallowed objects will look different from any other chest matter.
matter accreting around a binary system in which there is a neutron star
The medical term for a record of the spinal cord is myelogram. Though very accurate, taking a myelogram is associated with risks mostly due to exposure to X-rays.
How do X rays detect bone cancer?
X-rays only show up dense areas in the body such as bone. An x-ray may show tumors in the lung as they show up as dense white patches and they can show bone erosion in people with bone tumours but they can't show up tumours which are the same density as the surrounding organs such as liver or kidney tumours. Similarly some cancers are carried in the blood or lymphatic system and these will also not be distinguishable on an x-ray. Other procedures can be used to outline these tumours, such as the use of x-ray dyes, CT scans or ultrasounds.
How often should you have Xrays?
you should not always have xray because it hurt. if you fall down dangerously or break your bones , you should have a xray. but not too often.
What is the difference between X-rays and ultraviolet waves?
Both visible and x-rays are both electromagnetic waves. X-rays have much greater energy and a much smaller wave length. x-rays can go through objects such as your skin and show what your bones look like. Since cancers are thicker that other tissues they can also show if your problem is a cancer. The sun puts out most of its electromagnetic waves in the visible spectrum. (It puts out some in other parts in other parts of the spectrum, most of which is blocked by the upper atmosphere except in the polar regions.) Our eyes can see the light reflected from objects illuminated by the sun. No objects reflected x-rays before 1895 and no animal's eyes developed to see them. There is a point when the spectrum gets above the point that people can see. Scientists call that Ultra Violet. That light can not go through your skin. Somewhere between that and the x-ray machine in doctor's offices, Scientists created an arbitrary point establishing soft x-rays. Astronomers use those to see through large dust clouds in various places in and between galaxies.
Will an x-ray show if there was a broken bone that had healed?
A lot of the resulting x-ray views of a healed bone depend on the severity and type of break. If it were a small fracture, there could be little or no evidence of the injury. More serious fractures of breaks will leave a darker line of scar tissue. Unset breaks will may result in an offset healing with bones mending, but not straight or properly. Severe bone scarring may take the form of lumps or tumor looking masses. Of course any break requiring screws or plates will show any remaining hardware and scarring or marking of the holes drilled for placement and securing, as well as the scarring from the healed bone.
What happens to an x-ray spectrum when the tube voltage is changed?
as you increase current, the number of electrons being produce by the cathode(filament) will also increase.
e.g doubling the current(mA) will double the number of electrons being produced.
What are the sources of X rays and gamma rays?
X rays and gamma rays are both in the electromagnetic spectrum, gamma rays can come from nuclear bombs (which can pass through metals and concrete). X rays are used in many places, in the hospital, the air port, and many more, I don't really know what their source is I'll have to check in my science encyclopedia.
What is the cpt code for X-ray of the left ankle three views.?
for the xray to be diagnostic of the ankle, a minimum of 3 views is needed. That is why the cpt code shows a 3 view ankle series as one code.
The CPT code for x-rays, 3 views of the ankle, is 73610.
Who used x- ray pictures to see DNA?
Bob sniffafinger took te first picture of DNA.
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