X-Ray Project

Project Instructions In pairs, choose an objective from the next screen Spend two lessons researching and preparing your response Prepare to pass on your knowledge of your chosen objective to the class in a suitable form: Lecture poster briefing notes Lesson Three will be used for teaching/passing on the information Each project must produce hard copy for uploading to the VLE

Module Objectives describe the nature of X-rays, and describe in simple terms how X-rays are produced describe how X-rays interact with matter (limited to photoelectric effect, Compton Effect and pair production) describe the use of X-rays in imaging internal body structures including the use of image intensifiers and of contrast media explain how soft tissues like the intestines can be imaged using barium meal; describe the operation of a computerised axial tomography (CAT) scanner; describe the advantages of a CAT scan compared with an X-ray image