How X-ray Has Become So Much Beneficial for Diagnosis? – Uses & Risks

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How X-ray Has Become So Much Beneficial for
Diagnosis? Uses Risks
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An X-ray is one of the most common tools, which
have been used for diagnosis for years. It helps
the doctors to get an image of your internal body
without making surgeries. These images help the
doctors to move into the next step of the
treatment. You should know one fact about X-ray.
All x-rays are not the same. Different types of
X-rays are prescribed for different health
conditions. Where a mammogram X-ray is used to
analyze breasts, a barium enema x-ray is
prescribed for the gastrointestinal tract. Since
the discovery of x-rays in 1895 by German
professor Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, this has
become very popular for its multiple usages.
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Uses of an X-ray

• If you visit your doctor for any kind of
  internal pain or discomfort, they prescribe you
  to go through an X-ray test first. Depending on
  the result they will give you the necessary
  treatment. It doesnt only require before the
  treatment, X-ray helps in studying the patients
  after the treatments as well. An X-ray image
  helps the doctors to monitor if the internal
  condition of your body has changed or if the
  medicine is working.

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• You may have to go through an X-ray test for
  several conditions, such as
• Bone cancer requires an X-ray to stay alert about
  the patients conditions all the time.
• Breast tumors can be detected by the X-ray test.
• Slip disc problem requires an X-ray to have a
  proper lookout.
• In the case of minor or major accidents, an x-ray
  is prescribed to see if anything gets fractured.
• In oral conditions, to X-ray is very useful to
  find out the tooth decay.
• Apart from these conditions, X-ray is also
  required in enlarged heart, lung conditions,
  clotted blood vessels, infections, arthritis and
  much more.
• Dont worry you dont have to visit different
  clinics for different types of x-ray tests. Best
  X-ray clinic in Singapore is available at every
  corner of your city.

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How X-ray works?

• X-ray tests are conducted by radiologists or
  trained X-ray technologists in a hospital or a
  dentists clinic or licensed X-ray clinic. These
  are available at many places, so for best mom
  medical checkup, you wont have to worry about a
  thing.
• First, you will have to lie down under the X-ray
  machine. The professionals will place the X-ray
  on your specific area. In some cases, you may
  have to sit or stand. That depends on the area
  you want to diagnose. Then using the machine,
  they will take the best X-ray image. The images
  will be available in X-ray plates.
• There are a few conditions you have to follow
  before doing an X-ray.
• It would be better if you wear loose clothes
• Avoid wearing any jewelry or metallic accessories
• If you have any kind of implants, let the X-ray
  conductor know about that. Otherwise, they wont
  be able to get a clear image.
• In some cases, the conductor might ask you to
  take a contrast dye. But, dont be frightened.
  Its just a normal procedure to get a clearer
  image.
• The doctors may even advise you to fast or avoid
  certain liquids for a given time before going for
  the X-ray.

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• Are there any risks in the X-ray?
• X-ray images are taken using the radiation.
  Though, the radiation is completely safe for any
  adults. But, if you are pregnant, you shouldnt
  go for an X-ray. It will harm the baby inside
  you.
• You may come across a few minor side effects,
  like
• Continuous itching
• Vomiting
• You might feel light-headed
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