Plasma pinches: From pursuits of nuclear fusion to an attractive point source of accelerated protons for proton radiography.

November 8 is observed annually as World Radiography Day to commemorate the discovery of X-radiation, or X-rays, on November 8, 1895, by German scientist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen, who, in 1901, became ...

Both computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR) require the use of digital technologies which rely on computer networks and high-bandwidth web facilities. DR uses flat panel detectors ...

In the dental setting, techniques exist for imaging the teeth, mandible, maxilla, temporomandibular joints and the oral and labial soft tissues. Virtually all dental practices will have one or more ...

» Is it a good practice to select "high speed" type intensifying screens that require relatively low exposure and use them for all radiographic procedures in my facility? » How does performing a ...

The most important advantage of ultrasonography is that it can easily and clearly detect epiphyseal damage in children, a finding that cannot be made with radiography. 2 Snelling et al. hoped to show ...

Digital radiology may represent the greatest technological advancement in medical imaging in the last decade. The use of radiographic films in X ray imaging might become obsolete in a few years. An ...

KUB stands for kidney, ureter and bladder. A KUB radiograph is an X-ray performed for the purpose of examining the urinary system and its surrounding structures. The region covered by a KUB radiograph ...

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility (NIF) is the hottest place on Earth for the briefest of moments during an experiment. Now, it can be one of the brightest places ...

Radioactive materials and other tracers are often utilized for non-destructive analysis techniques, as these materials possess the ability to detect hidden flaws through the use of short wavelength ...