Uses of X-Rays

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X-rays are applied in many areas, but the most common field is medicine. Before the invention of x-ray machines, doctors were having trouble in diagnosing disorders that are inside the body, such as dislocated joints and bones. They had to carry out surgeries so that they could see for themselves. The procedure took more time and was even painful to the patient. Sometimes, the surgeries did not help in finding the source of the problem, but all that is history because today an x-ray only takes a few minutes to be completed. Currently, the surgeons are in praise of x-rays because it is an informative tool to them; they know where the operation should target, which makes the task a little bit easier (Brenner, 2010).

Additionally, the discovery of x-ray has contributed positively to advancement in medicine. This is because it has helped to reduce cases of patient mortality, unlike before. After all, the doctors can identify what the patient is suffering from faster and thus, take an affirmative action before it is too late. For instance, an illness like tuberculosis is diagnosed within two minutes by taking a picture of the patient’s chest. Today the technology has been advanced further and expectant mothers can tell the sex of the baby in their womb by going through a scan procedure. However, some practitioners do not disclose the gender of the baby to the couple or the woman because there have been many cases where the woman aborted the baby if she found out that it is not of her preferred gender.