Analyzing An X-Ray

          This is an example of a radiograph from an X-ray of a nine year old boy. This radiograph helps show how X-rays can be used to diagnose a problem. At first glance there is no evident problem with the bones or muscle tissues themselves. The organs can also be seen but not in great detail as they are a greyish colour behind the white coloured bones. Similarly to bones, metal is also very dense and X-rays cannot pass through them. Therefore if there is metal in the body it will show up on the radiograph. In this case, there is a large coin or some sort of round metal in the esophagus of the nine year old boy. This is proven as there is a round circle in the esophagus that is coloured white as the X-rays were unable to pass through it. If a doctor were to observe this radiograph they would be able to easily locate the problem and find solutions to it.