• The X-Ray was discovered by the
Principle of X-ray German scientist Wilhelm Conrad
Röntgen, on November 8, 1895.
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• To obtain an X-ray image of a part of the body, a
patient is positioned so the part of the body
being X-rayed is between the source of the X-ray
and an X-ray detector.
• As the X-rays pass through the body, images
X-Ray definition appear in shades of black and white, depending
on the type of tissue the X-rays pass through.
• Most standard X-ray systems have three main
• X-rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation(ionizing) with very short wavelength and high X-Ray Generators. components which are:
frequency(which mean very high energy) that can pass through solid objects, including the body.
• 1. X-ray tube.
• X-rays penetrate different objects more or less according to their density. • 2. High voltage power supply.
• 3. Control unit.
• There are five ‘basic’ opacities in x-ray imaging,
with differential x-ray absorption capabilities –
air, fat, soft tissue, bone, and metal.
Opaque (opacity) – an area of the patient that absorbed, or scattered, a large
amount of the incident x-ray beam prior to it reaching the detector, i.e. the tissues
in question block the x-rays from reaching the detector (whiter on the x-ray
image). For example, one would describe metal as opaque on x-ray imaging.
Lucent (lucency) – an area of the image where a larger amount of the x-ray beam
passed through unimpeded to reach the detector (blacker on the x-ray image). For
example, one would describe air as lucent on x-ray imaging.
PATIENT
POSITIONING
FOR X-RAY
IMAGES
Diagnostic
• X-ray radiography.
• Mammography.
• CT (computed tomography).
Medical x-rays • Fluoroscopy: Uses x-rays and a
fluorescent screen to obtain real-time
application images of movement within the body or
to view diagnostic processes.
Therapeutic
• Radiation therapy in cancer treatment.
