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If xrays travelling through the body also pass through an xray detector on the other side of the patient, an image will be formed that represents the shadows formed by the objects inside the body. A radiograph of the breast that is used for cancer detection and diagnosis. This note introduces the physics, instrumentation, and signal processing methods used in x ray projection radiography, x ray computed tomography, nuclear medicine spectpet, optical imaging, ultrasound imaging, and magnetic resonance imaging. Fundamentals, industrial techniques and applications pdf free download. Close collimation reduces scatter radiation and helps keep your radiation exposure low. To view all 5000 books, please click the button bewlow. The principles and practice of acquisition of the chest xray are discussed, raising. Medical imaging has led to improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of. Photographs made with x rays are known as radiographs or skiagraphs. Application of radiation in medicine chapter 9 radiation used for diagnostic purposes in this chapter we shall discuss the use of radiation of different kind for medical imaging. An x ray is an image created on photographic film or electronically on a digital system to diagnose illnesses and injuries. Areas such as x ray microlithography, x ray astronomy and medical x ray. During this type of medical imaging procedure, an x ray machine is used to take pictures of the inside of the body.
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