X-rays
- Created by: eliselouisex
- Created on: 13-03-15 22:24
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- X-rays
- uses electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength
- x-ray machine directs rays at affected area
- underneath is a photographic plate
- x-ray passes through soft tissue causing a change in film
- more than one image can get got from different angles
- have to keep still so the image is not blurred
- a radiologist will study the x-ray images
- quick, cheap and easy to use
- results are obtained quickly
- radiation can cause damage to cells so may lead to cancer
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