About This Procedure
Using external radiation, X-rays produce images of the body, its organs, and other internal structures to diagnose a problem.
X-rays pass through body tissues onto specially treated plates (similar to camera film) and produce a "negative" image. Different parts of the body allow varying amounts of the X-ray beams to pass through and, as a result, images are produced in degrees of light and dark. The more solid a structure, the whiter it appears on the film.
Soft tissues in the body (such as blood, skin, fat, and muscle) allow most of the X-ray to pass through and appear dark gray on film. A bone or a tumor - denser than the soft tissues - allows few X-rays to pass through, appearing whiter. At a break in the bone, the X-ray beam passes through the broken area and appears as a dark line in the white bone. Computers and digital media may be used in place of films.
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