What Is Radiology?
Even though some patients think x-rays are risky, patients seeking x-rays should get one if they think it will help them get the diagnosis they need. If you truly need an x-ray to feel better go otherwise you may feel worse as time goes on. Wilhelm Rontgen is credited with discovering x-rays in 1845 and since that discovery x-rays have saved countless lives all over the world (Newman). This particular branch in the health system is very hands on and you must be a people person because this whole job deals with many different types of patients. Radiology is a branch of medicine that deals with radiant energy in the diagnosis and treatment of disease (Mestrovic). This branch of medicine was made to help the patient in need but many people are
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Fluoroscopy is considered the “movie equivalent” of standard x-rays because the radiologist can take snapshots while the patient is moving. This type uses more than the regular amount but it is still small. Mary Masteron once said, “She came up with a whole way of doing fluoroscopy, which is kind of like a live version of X-ray, so that she could see the heart as it worked, not frozen in a picture.” Radiography is the most familiar type of radiation technique and it uses electromagnetic radiation instead of visible light and this type uses the smallest amount of radiation. Electromagnetic radiation is produced when charged particles of sufficient energy hit a material. Computerized Tomography commonly known as a CT scan, during this procedure the patient ties on the table and enters a ring-shaped scanner and this type uses the highest dose of radiation because so many images are taken at once. Radiology itself is non-invasive, guiding and can be used to find unexpected things inside the body. Non-invasive means that this procedure doesn’t go inside the body with a tool instead the rays stay on the outside while taking images of the patient's insides. Guiding means that the doctor can use rays to help them by finding where in the body they need to go to do a procedure. The best thing about an x-ray may be that the doctor can find unexpected things inside the body that may be harming the patient’s health while treating or diagnosing something
Fluoroscopy is considered the “movie equivalent” of standard x-rays because the radiologist can take snapshots while the patient is moving. This type uses more than the regular amount but it is still small. Mary Masteron once said, “She came up with a whole way of doing fluoroscopy, which is kind of like a live version of X-ray, so that she could see the heart as it worked, not frozen in a picture.” Radiography is the most familiar type of radiation technique and it uses electromagnetic radiation instead of visible light and this type uses the smallest amount of radiation. Electromagnetic radiation is produced when charged particles of sufficient energy hit a material. Computerized Tomography commonly known as a CT scan, during this procedure the patient ties on the table and enters a ring-shaped scanner and this type uses the highest dose of radiation because so many images are taken at once. Radiology itself is non-invasive, guiding and can be used to find unexpected things inside the body. Non-invasive means that this procedure doesn’t go inside the body with a tool instead the rays stay on the outside while taking images of the patient's insides. Guiding means that the doctor can use rays to help them by finding where in the body they need to go to do a procedure. The best thing about an x-ray may be that the doctor can find unexpected things inside the body that may be harming the patient’s health while treating or diagnosing something