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Contrary to what you would assume, the first x-ray wasn't a chest. "It was an exposure of the left hand of Anna Rontgen, spelled Roentgen also. It was taken November 8,1895 in the research laboratory of her husband, Wilhelm, at the University of Wurzburg, Germany. Her hand was placed between the x-ray beam and a plate with an emulsion of a barium compound.
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Basics of Chest X-ray Interpretation
The course is designed as an elective to give the advanced practice nurse, involved in the care of patients with cardiopulmonary problems, a basic introduction to the principles of chest x-ray interpretation. The course is in a self-programmed format whereby the student reviews chest films with accompanying case histories and answers.
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Children have ten times the risk for CT Scan caused cancer compared to adults. Ultrasounds and MRIs, whenever approriate, should be substituted especially in the younger population.
Angioplasty.org
A simple chest X-ray (also called a roentgenogram, after Wilhelm R''entgen, who discovered the X-ray in 1895) is often the first imaging done of the heart. It is also the most commonly performed imaging procedure.
HeartSite.com
A Chest x-ray is obtained either in a physician's office or in the hospital. To obtain a standard PA or postero-anterior view (it is called postero-anterior because the x-ray beam comes from the posterior or back and moves through the chest to the anterior or front). The patient is positioned so that his or her chest touches the container of the x-ray film.
MedicineNet
A chest x-ray is a radiology test that involves exposing the chest briefly to radiation to produce an image of the chest and the internal organs of the chest. An x-ray film is positioned against the body opposite the camera, which sends out a very small dose of a radiation beam.
RadiologyInfo.org
An x-ray (radiograph) is a painless medical test that helps physicians diagnose and treat medical conditions. Radiography involves exposing a part of the body to a small dose of ionizing radiation to produce pictures of the inside of the body. X-rays are the oldest and most frequently used form of medical imaging.
Wikipedia
A chest X-ray, commonly abbreviated CXR, is a projection radiograph (X-ray), taken by a radiographer, of the thorax which is used to diagnose problems with that area.
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