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Bookmark or Share- Chest X-rays - Mayo ClinicChest X-rays can detect cancer, infection or air collecting in the space around a lung, which can cause the lung to collapse. They can also show chronic lung conditions, such as emphysema or cystic fibrosis, as well as complications related to these conditions.
- X-ray - WikipediaX-ray (or much less commonly, X-radiation) is a high-energy electromagnetic radiation. In many languages, it is referred to as Röntgen radiation, after the German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, who discovered it in 1895 [1] and named it X-radiation to signify an unknown type of radiation.
- X-rays - National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringX-rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation, similar to visible light. Unlike light, however, x-rays have higher energy and can pass through most objects, including the body. Medical x-rays are used to generate images of tissues and structures inside the body.
- X-ray: Imaging test quickly helps find diagnosis - Mayo ClinicOverview. An X-ray is a quick, painless test that captures images of the structures inside the body — particularly the bones. X-ray beams pass through the body. These beams are absorbed in different amounts depending on the density of the material they pass through.
- X-ray | Definition, History, & Facts | BritannicaX-ray, electromagnetic radiation of extremely short wavelength and high frequency, with wavelengths ranging from about 10^-8 to 10^-12 metre. The passage of X-rays through materials, including biological tissue, can be recorded. Thus, analysis of X-ray images of the body is a valuable medical diagnostic tool.
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