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what the risks are normal external abdomen, laminagraphy, planigraphy, stratigraphy, tomogram, chest, a tomogram, a slice, section, is imaged by moving the x-ray tube, recording film simultaneously, in opposite directions, method serves to blur out structures in front of, behind the area of interest, test is performed, hospital radiology department, health care provider's office, x-ray technician, lie on back on the x-ray table, remain still, inform the health care provider, pregnant, must wear a hospital gown, must remove all jewelry, infants, children, test depends on child's age, prepare child, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, schoolage test, procedure preparation, 6 to 12 years, adolescent test, procedure preparation, 12 to 18 years, there, no discomfort associated, tomography, tomography, further examine a chest lesion, tests, inconclusive, pulmonary densities, cavitation, calcification, presence of fat, in the lungs, tumors, lesions, breakdown, the tissue, chest tomography, lesions, tumors, help differentiate blood vessels, a small protuberance, swelling, identify bronchial dilation, narrowing, there is low radiation exposure, x-rays, monitored, regulated, the minimum amount, radiation exposure needed to produce the image, most experts feel that the risk is low compared, the benefits, pregnant women, children, more sensitive, the x-ray, in modern hospitals, medical centers, plain film tomography has been superceded by computed tomography, ct.



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