X ray electromagnetic radiation of extremely short wavelength and high frequency with wavelengths ranging from about 10 8 to 10 12 metre. X ray wavelengths are shorter than those of uv rays and typically longer than those of gamma rays.
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X ray body measurement. Dual energy x ray absorptiometry dxa is widely used to evaluate body composition in athletes. Also remember that the dose is not uniform from the surface to the inside of the body the superficial tissues absorb more of the dose and less radiation reaches the center of the body. Measurements of the trunk of the body should always be made in the same general position as for radiography because measurements may change significantly when the patient changes position. The dimension to be measured is the thickness through which the x ray beam will pass. Body build in infants. Mass and weight measurement with x ray technology is a reality providing an additional layer of process control and due diligence to ensure a high quality defect free product.
Dense materials such as bone and metal show up as white on x rays. Most x rays have a wavelength ranging from 10 picometres to 10 nanometres corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 petahertz to 30 exahertz 310 16 hz to 310 19 hz and energies in the range 124 ev to 124 kev. Thus analysis of x ray images of the body is a valuable medical diagnostic tool. Bakwin h bakwin r. Well many x rays scatter into the patients body so a good amount of dose to one slice is deposited in adjacent slices. Overview an x ray is a quick painless test that produces images of the structures inside your body particularly your bones.
Dual energy x ray absorptiometry dexa body composition measurement can be assessed using a dexa machine which stands for dual energy x ray absorptiometry. Am j dis child. Am j dis child 5633 1938. Studies of the hearts of normal children. Growth of the cardiac silhouette and the thoraco abdominal cavity. This study begins characterizing dxa body composition precision in 60 30 males and 30 females division.
Knowledge of measurement precision is essential for monitoring body composition changes over time. The passage of x rays through materials including biological tissue can be recorded. Lincoln em spillman r. X ray beams pass through your body and they are absorbed in different amounts depending on the density of the material they pass through. Size of the heart in healthy children. Dexa machines are able to differentiate body weight into the components of lean soft tissue fat soft tissue and bone based on the differential attenuation by tissues of two levels of x rays.
Maresh mm washburn ah. Our x ray inspection systems have an auto learn function whereby an acceptable weight pack is passed through the x ray system and an acceptable tolerance is established for the product.
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