Finally, each pneumothorax was classified as either ‘true clinical tension’ (with haemodynamic instability), ‘radiologically described tension’ (with no clinical signs of tension but mediastinal shift ...

The "bone" is actually a galactic center filament, and it's about 230 light-years long. Have you ever had an X-ray taken of your bones? Well, so has the Milky Way. NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory ...

The first X-ray pictures of a mysterious sphere that some people claim was sent to Earth by aliens have been released. The object was reportedly spotted in March zig-zagging through the sky over ...

He said: "This was just a standard chest X-ray, but it revealed something the patient didn't even know about." Previous research highlighted how a worrying number of people are avoiding important ...

The training material on this webpage is available for download. The purpose of the material is to train the trainers, who are hospital personnel e.g. medical physicists/radiation protection officers, ...

X-rays are a type of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength between 0.01 and 10 nanometres. X-rays offer an important method for investigating the atomic structure of crystalline materials ...

Sometimes, it can be diagnosed because of a heart murmur on a physical exam or an irregular imaging test, such as an EKG or chest X-ray, in someone with no symptoms. Symptoms of a congenital ...

Adverse effects from radiation dose absorbed in diagnostic practice are rare. For example, the radiation dose absorbed from a simple X ray examination such as a chest X ray (radiograph) or an X ray of ...

These tests can include: a chest X-ray or CT scan of the chest to view your lungs blood tests to check for an infection sputum tests to help find the cause of infection pulse oximetry to measure ...

There’s no way around it: If you smoke, you’re more likely to develop many serious conditions, from cancer and lung disease to heart disease and diabetes. That’s why doctors say you’ll ...

Objective—To determine if the 8 cm upper limit for mediastinal width applies in the trauma setting of today. To define the upper limit of normal mediastinal width for supine chest films. Methods—A ...