Health and Medical Guide to Diagnostic Tests X-Rays Health information topics about X-Rays: Children 1. X-Ray Use and Safety American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry http://www.aapd.org/publications/brochures/xray.asp 2. Pediatric Voiding Cystourethrogram American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/v-cystourethrogrm-pd.htm Clinical Trials 1. Cancer Imaging Clinical Trials National Cancer Institute http://imaging.cancer.gov/imaginginformation/CancerImagingClinicalTrials Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Glossary of Imaging and Scanning Tests Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/medical/labtest12.html 2. Radiology Info: Glossary of Terms American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/glossary/glossary1.cfm Directories 1. American College of Radiology Accredited Facilitie American College of Radiology http://apps2.acr.org/lib/afw/afw-search.php Organizations 1. Radiology Info American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/ 2. Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ Overviews 1. X-Ray Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FL00064 Related Issues 1. Radiation Exposure in X-Ray Examinations Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/safety/xray_safety.htm 2. What You Need to Know about Shields and Safety American Society of Radiologic Technologists http://www.asrt.org/media/pdf/shields_eng.pdf 3. X-Ray Record Card Center for Devices and Radiological Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/consumer/record_card.pdf 4. X-Ray Radiation Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/genpub/topics/x_ray-ccae.html 5. What You Need to Know about Tracing the X-Ray Trai American Society of Radiologic Technologists http://www.asrt.org/media/pdf/xray_trail_eng.pdf Research 1. Dental X-Rays during Pregnancy May Affect Infant B Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/dental_xray_pregnancy.html 2. Virtual Colonoscopy Not Ready for Routine Use American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Virtual_Colonoscopy_Not_... Specific Conditions 1. Why Do I Need X-rays? Academy of General Dentistry http://www.agd.org/consumer/topics/xrays/main.asp 2. What You Should Know about Your Spine X-Ray Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2900/2960.asp?index=... 3. What You Should Know about Your Chest X-Ray Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2800/2874.asp?index=... 4. What You Need to Know about Your Angiography Test Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0100/0147.asp?index=... 5. Angiography: X-Ray Exam of the Blood Vessels Society of Interventional Radiology http://www.sirweb.org/patPub/angiography.shtml 6. Arthrography: (Joint X-Ray) American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/arthrography.htm 7. Barium Enema: Viewing the Colon for Abnormalities Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00003 8. Bone Densitometry Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/dexa.htm 9. Cancer Imaging National Cancer Institute http://imaging.cancer.gov/imaginginformation/ 10. Catheter Angiography American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/catheter-angio.htm 11. Chest X-Ray American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3005143 12. Chest X-Rays: Helping Detect Heart and Lung Condit Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HB00019 13. Coronary Angiography American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11222 14. Radiography (X-Ray): Bone American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/bone_radiography.htm 15. Radiography (X-Ray): Chest American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/chest_radiography.htm 16. Radiography-Intravenous Pyelogram American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ivp_radiology.htm 17. Radiography-Lower GI Tract (Barium Enema &quot American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/lower_gi.htm 18. Radiography: Upper GI Tract American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/upper_gi.htm 19. Virtual Colonoscopy National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/virtualcolonoscopy/index.htm 20. What You Need to Know about Angiography American Society of Radiologic Technologists http://www.asrt.org/media/pdf/angiography_eng.pdf 21. What You Need to Know about Sinus Series American Society of Radiologic Technologists http://www.asrt.org/media/pdf/sinus_eng.pdf Women 1. Are X-Rays Safe during Pregnancy? American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/373.xml   Clinical Trials / Drug Trials News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. 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