Radiography is a technique that uses radiation, such as x-rays, to view the internal structures of the body. It can be used for both medical and industrial purposes. Medically, radiography is used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes to diagnose diseases and guide treatment. Some common medical radiography techniques include x-rays, CT scans, mammograms, and fluoroscopy. While radiography provides benefits for diagnosing and treating illnesses, it also carries some risks, such as a small increased risk of developing cancer from exposure to ionizing radiation. However, the benefits of radiography for improving health outcomes are considered to outweigh these potential risks.

1. NWIKPO OLUCHI GIFT
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2.  To make the listeners understand what
radiography is all about and some of it’s
benefits and dangers.
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3. What is Radiology?
Radiology is a branch of medicine that
uses imaging technology to diagnose and
treat disease. Radiologist work in radiology.
What is Radiography?
It is an imaging technique of using x-rays,
gamma rays, some ionizing and non ionizing
radiation to view the internal form of an
object or person(vessels,organs,
tissues,bones). Radiographers work in the
radiography department.
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4. We have 2 applications of radiography, which
are:
 INDUSTRIAL RADIOGRAPHY: This type are
usually seen in airports and they are used to
scan luggage.
 MEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY: This is the one that
is seen/done in hospitals and carried out by a
trained medical professionals on patients.
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5.  DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY: This is also
called medical imaging and it is the practice
of using high forms of radiation to produce
high quality images which aid in the
diagnosis and subsequent treatment of injury
or disease. E.g X-rays, CT, Mammogram
 THERAPUETIC RADIOGRAPHY: This is the use
of radiation to treat cancer and tissue
defects. E.g Chemotherapy.
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6. There are different machines used in
radiography and while some uses ionizing
radiation others don’t.
 Examples of machines that use ionizing
radiation are: X-rays, Computed
Tomography(CT), Fluoroscopy,
Mammography.
 Examples of those that use non ionizing
radiation are: Magnetic resonance
imaging(MRI), Ultrasound
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13.  It can be used to determine if the patient needs
surgery.
 It is used to eliminate the need for surgery if
there are other means to help the patient.
 It can help to detect health related issues on
time.
 For women, the need for routine breast scans
and mammogram can never be overemphasized
as it can help detect lumps or any other issues
with the breast.
 For the men, prostate scans should be a routine
as it helps to detect issues early.
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14.  It is used to visually guide the treatment of
conditions such as heart diseases.
 It can assist in making diagnosis and further
management of the body conditions.
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15.  A small increase in the possibility that a
person exposed to x-ray will develop cancer
later in life.
 Tissue defects such as cataracts, skin
Redding, hair loss which occur at relatively
high level of radiation exposure.
The risk of developing cancer from medical
imaging is generally small and its depends on
 Radiation dose
 Patients age
 Patients sex
 Body region
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16. Radiography is a very important part of
medicine as it helps to detect health problems
with the human body and the exact location of
those problems. It makes a significant
contribution to public health in reducing
mortality(death) and morbidity(rate of disease
in a population).
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17. It is recommended that even with the issues
associated with radiation, the benefits
outweigh the dangers so we should try our
best to get checked and take good care
of our health. Ultrasound scans can be done
from time to time as it does not use ionizing
radiation.
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