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Radiology (X-RAY VISION) with Varshana Gurusamy

Ologies with Alie Ward

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How Do CT and X-Rays Work?

Tissue, depending on how dense it is, will attenuate or stop the beams. CT scan is like an x-ray, but it's like a moving x-ray. An MRI generates a magnetic field and we measure how the hydrogen atoms in our body spin to generate an image.

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