{"id":421,"date":"2024-03-19T16:45:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T16:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raymondnash.com\/patient-education\/docs\/podiatry\/treatments-and-therapies-401\/diagnostic-technologies-403\/x-rays\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T16:48:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T16:48:57","slug":"x-rays-421","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.raymondnash.com\/patient-education\/?docs=podiatry\/treatments-and-therapies-401\/diagnostic-technologies-403\/x-rays-421","title":{"rendered":"X-Rays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad R\u00f6entgen, X-rays are electromagnetic radiation, just like light except with a shorter wavelength. This short wavelength gives them high energy, and the ability to penetrate certain materials, such as soft tissue (not bone) non-destructively.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the most common and beneficial uses of X-rays is for medical imaging, though they&amp;rsquo;re also used in applications ranging from treating cancer to exploring the cosmos.<\/p>\n<p>In feet, X-rays can help determine whether a bone has been fractured, or damaged by conditions such as an infection, arthritis, or other disease.<\/p>\n<p>Other reasons for using X-rays on your feet are to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Evaluate changes in the bones.<\/li>\n<li>Assess whether a child\u2019s bones are growing normally.<\/li>\n<li>Locate foreign objects (such as pieces of glass or metal) in a wound.<\/li>\n<li>Determine whether bones are properly set after treating a fracture.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pregnant women, especially those in their first trimester, are advised against having X-rays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discovered in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad R\u00f6entgen, X-rays are electromagnetic radiation, just like light except with a shorter wavelength. 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