This subtype of pneumonia is caused by bacteria and is found predominantly in children. This article discusses the symptoms, causes, ...

Organised in A-Z format by disorder, each entry gives easy access to the key clinical features of a disorder. An introductory chapter guides the reader in how to review chest X-ray's accurately. This ...

Pneumonia may inflame the air sacs in one or both of your lungs, notes the Mayo Clinic. The sacs can fill with pus or fluid, ...

Since less electrons are emitted these tubes can be used only for neonatal radiography. If a higher voltage (up to 350Kv) is applied, these tubes can be used for high Kv chest radiography. Field ...

Axelsson, M. Baldini, L. Barbiellini, G. Baring, M. G. Bellazzini, R. Bregeon, J. Brigida, M. Bruel, P. Buehler, R. Caliandro, G. A. Cameron, R. A. Caraveo, P. A ...

AnhPhu Nguyen and Caine Ardayfio, a human augmentation and physics researcher at Harvard, respectively, have published a paper that details how the project to build real x-ray specs has led them ...

How safe are X rays? 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 ...

The X-ray energy from the source can be tuned across the water window, and the established fundamental scaling laws for the tunable photon flux may enable the design of powerful emitters based on ...

During the average Transatlantic flight we are exposed to more than three times the level of radiation we would receive from a chest X-ray. If we were to have two dental X-rays a year every year ...

Acute chest syndrome is a serious complication of sickle cell disease. It involves symptoms like chest pain, cough, or fever and can be life threatening if not treated promptly. Sickle cell ...