important for the health of your teeth and gums‚ but what about getting a dental X-ray? Time was‚ many people would not go through that procedure unless it was absolutely necessary‚ because of a fear of being exposed to too much radiation from the radiography device. Thanks to advances in dental technology‚ however‚ the advent of the digital X-ray has made it easier for patients to now get a regular X-ray‚ at any age‚ so that your dentist can detect problems before it becomes too serious. When Should
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Non-destructive testing methods Vibration analysis‚ infrared thermography‚ acoustic emission analysis‚ ultrasonic imaging‚ x-ray computer tomography‚ ground penetrating radar‚ digital radiography‚ optical testing methods‚ eddy current imaging‚ magneto-inductive cable testing Vibration analysis Vibration analyses can be carried out on a wide range of structures such as bridges‚ dams‚ buildings‚ etc. The tests are designed to determine the dynamic characteristics of the structures
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a) Identify a radioisotope that is used in medicine or industry and briefly outline its use Cobalt-60 is used in industrial radiography to inspect metal parts and welds for defects‚ in gamma sterilisation of equipment and in gauging. In the area of medicine‚ Cobalt-60 is used in cancer radiotherapy. b) Describe how the radioisotope is made. Radioactive cobalt-60 is produced in a process called activation‚ when materials in reactors‚ such as steel‚ are exposed to neutron radiation. Often isolated
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Spinal Cord InjuriesArticle Last Updated: Aug 8‚ 2006 BackgroundPatients with spinal cord injury (SCI) usually have permanent and often devastating neurologic deficits and disability. According to the National Institutes of Health‚ "among neurological disorders‚ the cost to society of automotive SCI is exceeded only by the cost of mental retardation."The goals for the emergency physician are to establish the diagnosis and initiate treatment to prevent further neurologic injury from either pathologic
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1. Discuss the anatomy of the middle mediastinum? middle mediastinum‚ which consists of the pericardium and heart. 2. Describe the pericardium and mention its nerve supply? Taha lecture slides 3 and 5 3. What are the structures that can be affected by cardiomegaly? the lungs and heart are occupy the mediastinum delicately. And the lung is a passive pressure sensitive organ. So the increase in heart size (usually in LV) will variably effect the lung function which will be compressed
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imitate him or her. Often this difference will spill out into the work‚ although the forger may not be aware of it. An analysis of forgery must rely on more than the expert opinion of an art historian. Laboratory materials techniques such as X-radiography and infrared reflectography help detect forgery. Recent artistic materials‚ like paper‚ inks‚ and paints are different in composition today from those used hundreds of years ago. The art
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of internal body issues has been on the rise with the increase of cancer cases in the past decade. This has called for techniques such as mammography‚ sonography‚ radiation therapy‚ nuclear medicine‚ MRI‚ CT scans‚ industrial radiography‚ mammography‚ Interventional radiography and Cardiac Catheterization. Each of these techniques has their own advantages as well as limitations. Because of this‚ they are often used as ancillaries of each other. However‚ their significance cannot be deprecated as each
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a persistent cough‚ raspy breathing‚ and fever came into the Veteran Affairs Medical Center Emergency Department. The physician on staff examined the female veteran‚ and did not find any specific abnormalities. The physician still ordered chest radiography and reviewed the radiographs once she received the radiographs. The emergency physician on staff released the female veteran with a diagnosis of an upper respiratory infection and asked the female veteran to call her primary care physician if her
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REFLECTIVE ESSAY PD1 Life is a journey whereby one is continually learning new things or improving what is already known. The year I have spent at University has marked an era of academic and social learning though from a different platform. Initially the journey has been marked with feelings of apprehension‚ anxiety‚ anticipation and sometimes confusion. In the succeeding account‚ I reflect on the past year at university and placement focusing on the knowledge and skills acquired as well as hitches
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Destructive and Non-destructive Testing for Maintenance Applications Why use testing? * Make best use of limited budgets • Repair vs. replace • Increase load limits * Preserve our infrastructure • Economics • Historic structures * Make sound judgments to repair or replace * Increase level of confidence / decrease uncertainty * Increase overall safety Destructive Testing Destructive testing (DT) includes methods where your material is broken down in order to determine
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