Question

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The rays used to show bone structure is __________.

Answer 1

The rays used to show bone structure is $X$ ray.

Bone $X$ rays are used small dose of ionizing radiation to produce pictures of any bone in the body. Commonly used to diagnose fractured bones or fount dislocation.

$X$ rays in the form of radiation pass through parts of body. Different parts of body absorb X rays in varying degrees. Dense bone absorbs much of the radiation while soft tissue, Sach as muscle, fat and organs as a result bones appear white on $X$ ray, Soft tissue shows up in the shade of grey and air appears black.