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X ray advantages disadvantages i advantages i widely used and available i experts available i highspatial resolution i excelent imaging of hard tissues bones i disadvantages i radiation exposure i di culty in imaging softtissues i 2d projection, hidden parts. This can cause damage to biological organisms like humans and can cause dna to mutate, so having a lot of x rays is not considered a good idea. The books scope includes 2d and 3d xray imaging techniques from softxray to megavoltage. The following instructor resources are available to qualified instructors for download. Xrays make up xradiation, a form of highenergy electromagnetic radiation.
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