n this essay I will be talking about X-rays.I will also talk about how pneumonia is able to be treated by X-rays. X-rays are a kind of radiation called electromagnetic waves. X-ray imaging forms images of the inside of a human body. The picture will show the part of your body in various shades of black and white. This is a result of various tissues taking in various amounts of radiation. Calcium in bones take in X-rays the most, so bones look white. Fat and other soft tissues take in less, and look grey.
Air takes in the slightest amount, so, therefore, the lungs look black. The most common use of X-rays is to examine for broken bones, but x-rays are also used in alternative ways. For example, chest x-rays can detect pneumonia. When you have an x-ray, you may put
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It is used to evaluate the lungs, heart and chest wall and it could be used to help diagnose pneumonia and monitor treatment. Doctors use chest x-rays because it is fast and fairly simple, it is particularly useful in emergency diagnosis and treatment.
Advantages and disadvantages of using and x-ray to detect pneumonia
Some advantages are:
Easily transportable and it is reasonably priced imaging modality.
For example, it can be transported easily to countries which do not have x-ray machines and it is also reasonably priced so that clinics which are on a low budget can buy the x-ray machines as well.
Reasonably fast imaging modality.
For example, it can take the picture of your inside fast so that you don’t have to wait in the same position for many hours.
Exposes the patient to the least amount of ionizing radiation as possible.
The x-ray has been made with precision so that it does not give out rays that harm the body at the least possible. Delicate in diagnosing pneumonia.
The x-ray is very helpful if you have pneumonia it is very good at detecting it and the x-ray can even do it
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Spirometry is used periodically to assess whether breathing problems are under control and how well your medications are working. A nebulizer
The diagnosis is based on the physical exam, chest X-ray and oxygen levels and by ruling out other diseases and conditions. 4.3.1 Imaging. A chest X-ray can reveal which parts of lungs and how much of the lungs have fluid in them and whether heart is enlarged. In addition chest x-ray demonstrate diffuse and extensive bilateral interstitial and alveolar infiltrates.
The tools treat dental problems, examine mouths, teeth, or gums, and process x-rays. This career includes assisting and caring for others by providing medical
You also work with a group of people including a radiologist assistant and a few radiologist nurses that set up and prep the patient and area for their x-rays.
Radiologic Technologist: The Image behind the X-Rays As people wait in the waiting room, they hear the screams of a little boy coming in with his father carrying him. The father rushes in to the emergency room shouting that his little boy has a broken leg and is in very much pain. The nurses sprinted to the little boy and took him to a room with a bed as fast as they could. After the nurses did everything possible to calm the little boy, the doctor came in and made sure the father was aware of what was going to happen. They nurses came in and notified him that they need to take images to see the damage.
They did cleanings, record keeping, and various tasks. Including taking x-rays of the teeth, putting the utensils in a sterilizing machine, prepping the exam room, and cleaning the room before and after the appointment. From my many observations, I believe I will enjoy taking x-rays as a dental assistant the most. I feel this way because I have an interest in radiology. Before I fully committed to dentistry, I was aiming to be a radiologist technologist.
After that, x-rays are used to take pictures of nerve roots and spinal cord. Skull X-ray: The doctor uses skull x-ray to learn about any calcium deposit in the brain. Many times changes in the skull bones are also checked using the X-ray. Biopsy: o Surgical Biopsy: This biopsy is done during the tumor removal surgery.
There are also other vital various tasks that require the radiology therapist to be cautious and
Non-ionising is found at the end of a long wavelength where as ionising radiation is found at shorter wavelength. Regions of the spectrum: • Gamma radiation- ionizing • X-ray radiation- ionizing • Ultraviolet radiation- non-ionizing • Infrared radiation- non-ionizing • Microwave radiation- non-ionizing • Radio waves- non-ionizing 3- A) Lethal Dose Effects 5-20 Possible late effects; possible chromosomal damage 20-100 Temporary reduction in white blood cells 100-200 Mild radiation sickness within a few hours:
1. Write a brief introduction about the diagnostic imaging modality. Nuclear medicine is a section of medical imaging that uses radioactive medication known as radiotracers or radiopharmaceutical (Understanding nuclear medicine, 2009). Radiotracers are given to the patient through injection, swallowing or inhalation, which makes the body radioactive for a short time. The radiation is detected by a special camera, and then the image is produced.
They however do not give a good view of the anterior teeth. These are the main diagnostic tools used by oral surgeons when extracting third molars, also known as “wisdom teeth”. “Unlike traditional intraoral X-rays, panoramic dental X-rays are extraoral, meaning the imaging machine and film are outside of your mouth. A panoramic dental X-ray machine projects a beam through your mouth onto film or a detector that rotates opposite the X-ray tube,” according to the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). The next type of x-ray that a dental assistant may need to take are intraoral radiographs.
I choose to do my project on the Radiologist career field because it is a career field I one-day hope to join. A radiologist is a doctor who reads varies type of exams of patients. The radiologist uses the information gathered from diagnostic test to diagnose a patient. A radiologist does most of their time reading
It is also described as all activities directed towards minimizing radiation exposure of patients and personnel during x-ray exposure (Ahmed, Elamin, M, & Hassan, 2015) 1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM This study is done to examine the level of knowledge regarding radiation
Listening to lung sounds and report abnormal findings like crackles allow the prevention of pulmonary edema and occurrence of pneumonia due to fluid
Some advantages of this technique are that there is no radiation involved, it is good at visualizing soft tissue, and that since it can visualize soft tissue so easily it can identify a multitude of different problems. Some disadvantages are that it is time consuming, expensive, and there is extensive training needed to operate it. The last type of imaging technique that will be covered is conventional radiography which can detect foreign bodies and changes or lesions of the skeletal system and is used when the corpse cannot fit into the CT machine. The advantages of this technique are that it is simple, quick, and cost efficient. However, it uses radiation, cannot make three-dimensional reconstructions, has a superimposed image, and it cannot visualize soft tissue