{"id":61451,"date":"2020-11-30T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T08:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=61451"},"modified":"2023-09-20T06:42:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T06:42:24","slug":"fluoroscope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/fluoroscope\/","title":{"rendered":"Fluoroscope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An instrument similar to an X-ray machine that is used to observe directly various structures of the body without taking a picture on film, fluoroscopy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An apparatus which projects an X-ray image of a part of the body onto a screen, so that the part of the body can be examined as it moves.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An instrument on which X-ray images may be viewed directly, without taking and developing X-ray photographs. It consists basically of a fluorescent screen, which is coated with chemicals that exhibit the property of fluorescence when exposed to X-rays. Fluoroscopes are used for mass chest X-ray examinations.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A device by which x-ray images may be viewed directly as the x-rays pass through the patient. The x-rays are projected on a screen which responds to being hit by the rays in the same manner as a film does. The viewer can see in the fluoroscope the movement of the body organs, and the passage of radiopaque substances. The physician carrying out a barium enema, for example, can manipulate the abdomen and get a variety of views of the bowel (she also takes films for detailed study and permanent records).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An apparatus for rendering X-rays visible after they have passed through the body, by projecting them on a screen of calcium tungstate. 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Moreover, an x-ray imaging process incorporates the use of a fluorescent screen that is positioned between the x-ray tube and the screen.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-15\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A device employed for the examination of internal organs using X-rays.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An instrument similar to an X-ray machine that is used to observe directly various structures of the body without taking a picture on film, fluoroscopy. 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