How do X-rays produce an image?
Which are the commonly done X-rays? A chest X-ray is most commonly done X-ray. It helps to detect abnormalities in the lungs, but can also detect abnormalities in the heart, aorta, and the bones of the chest. It can pick up pneumonia, fluid in the lungs, cysts, infections, fractures and heart enlargement commonly. Other X-rays done commonly are the X-ray of the spine to spinal problems, X-rays of the limbs for fractures and X-ray of the teeth. Any part of the body can be X-rayed depending on what the doctor is suspecting. What precautions should be taken while doing X- ray? Jewelry, any metallic pin, button is removed from the field of X-ray to avoid interference and improve accuracy of the interpretation. Patients are asked to take a deep breath and hold it during the chest X-ray in order to inflate the lungs to their maximum to increase the visibility of different tissues. X-rays can be taken from front to back The chest X-ray procedure often involves a view from the back to the fron
