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    X-rays are a form of radiation that can pass through objects of varying densities and be detected on film or computer monitors. Denser objects like bones will absorb more radiation and appear differently than less dense tissues. Trained doctors can examine these images to diagnose medical conditions. X-rays are used for procedures like radiography, mammography, CT scans, fluoroscopy, and radiation therapy. They provide health benefits by enabling early detection and treatment, but also pose a small risk of cancer with higher lifetime exposure or exposure at a younger age. Patients can help reduce their radiation risk by keeping records of their x-ray history and informing technicians of any pregnancies.

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    X-rays are a form of radiation that can pass through objects of varying densities and be detected on film or computer monitors. Denser objects like bones will absorb more radiation and appear differently than less dense tissues. Trained doctors can examine these images to diagnose medical conditions. X-rays are used for procedures like radiography, mammography, CT scans, fluoroscopy, and radiation therapy. They provide health benefits by enabling early detection and treatment, but also pose a small risk of cancer with higher lifetime exposure or exposure at a younger age. Patients can help reduce their radiation risk by keeping records of their x-ray history and informing technicians of any pregnancies.

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    X-rays are a form of radiation that can pass through objects of varying densities and be detected on film or computer monitors. Denser objects like bones will absorb more radiation and appear differently than less dense tissues. Trained doctors can examine these images to diagnose medical conditions. X-rays are used for procedures like radiography, mammography, CT scans, fluoroscopy, and radiation therapy. They provide health benefits by enabling early detection and treatment, but also pose a small risk of cancer with higher lifetime exposure or exposure at a younger age. Patients can help reduce their radiation risk by keeping records of their x-ray history and informing technicians of any pregnancies.

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    X-rays refer to radiation, waves or particles that travel through the air like light or
    radio signals. X-ray energy is high enough that some radiation passes through
    objects (such as internal organs, body tissues, and clothing) and onto x-ray
    detectors (such as film or a detector linked to a computer monitor). In general,
    objects that are more dense (such as bones and calcium deposits) absorb more of
    the radiation from the x-rays and don’t allow as much to pass through them. These
    objects leave a different image on the detector than less dense objects. Specially
    trained or experienced physicians can read these images to diagnose medical
    conditions or injuries.

    Procedures

    Medical x-rays are used in many types of examinations and procedures. Some
    examples include

    x-ray radiography (to find orthopedic damage, tumors, pneumonias, foreign


    objects, etc);

    mammography (to image the internal structures of breasts)

    CT (computed tomography) (to produce cross-sectional images of the body)

    fluoroscopy (to dynamically visualize the body for example to see where to
    remove plaque from coronary arteries or where to place stents to keep those
    arteries open)

    radiation therapy in cancer treatment


    Risks/Benefits

    Medical x-rays have increased the ability to detect disease or injury early enough
    for a medical problem to be managed, treated, or cured. When applied and
    performed appropriately, these procedures can improve health and may even save a
    person’s life.

    X-ray energy also has a small potential to harm living tissue. The most significant
    risks are:

    a small increase in the possibility that a person exposed to x-rays will develop
    cancer later in life; and

    cataracts and skin burns only at very high levels of radiation exposure and in only
    very few procedures.

    The risk of developing cancer from radiation exposure is generally small, and it
    depends on at least three factors—the amount of radiation dose, the age at
    exposure, and the sex of the person exposed:

    The lifetime risk of cancer increases the larger the dose and the more x-ray exams
    a patient undergoes.

    The lifetime risk of cancer is larger for a patient who received x-rays at a younger
    age than for one who receives them at an older age.
    Women are at a somewhat higher lifetime risk than men for developing radiation-
    associated cancer after receiving the same exposures at the same ages.

    Information for Patients

    You can reduce your radiation risks and contribute to your successful examination
    or procedure by:

    Keeping a “medical x-ray history” with the names of your radiological exams or
    procedures, the dates and places where you had them, and the physicians who
    referred you for those exams;

    Making your current healthcare providers aware of your medical x-ray history;

    Asking your healthcare provider about whether or not alternatives to x-ray exams
    would allow the provider to make a good assessment or provide appropriate
    treatment for your medical situation;

    Providing interpreting physicians and referring physicians with recent x-ray images
    and radiology reports; and

    Informing radiologists or x-ray technologists in advance if you are pregnant or


    think you may be pregnant.

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