Projectional Radiography - Imaging Principles

Imaging Principles

Projectional radiography relies on the characteristics of x-ray radiation and knowledge of how it interacts with human tissue to create diagnostic images. X-rays are a form of ionizing radiation, meaning it has sufficient energy to potentially remove electrons from an atom, thus giving it a charge and making it an ‘ion’. Ionizing radiation has sufficient energy to penetrate human tissue.

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