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THE 70 DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL EXAMS THAT EMIT IONIZING RADIATION, AND THE 3 THAT DON'T

Updated: Jan 11, 2023


70 types of diagnostic medical examinations that emit ionizing radiation:


1. X-Ray

2. Radiography

3. Computed Tomography (CT)

4. Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)

5. Intravenous Pyelogram (IVP)

6. Angiography

7. Fluoroscopy

8. Myelography

9. Venography

10. Cardiac Catheterization

11. Gamma Camera Imaging

12. Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)

13. Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

14. Chest X-Ray

15. Abdominal X-Ray

16. Oral & Maxillofacial Radiography

17. Mammography

18. Bone Densitometry

19. Limb X-Ray

20. Shoulder X-Ray

21. Pelvis X-Ray

22. Thoracic X-Ray

23. Hand X-Ray

24. Knee X-Ray

25. Foot X-Ray

26. Ankle X-Ray

27. Abdominal X-Ray

28. Head X-Ray

29. Nuclear Medicine Imaging

30. Nuclear Cardiology Imaging

31. Brain SPECT

32. Thyroid Uptake & Scan

33. Gallium Scan

34. Lung Perfusion Scan

35. Lung Ventilation Scan

36. Parathyroid Scan

37. Renal Cortical Scan

38. Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Scan

39. Liver Scan

40. Gastric Emptying Scan

41. Small Bowel Scan

42. Renal Scan

43. HIDA Scan

44. Pulmonary Embolism Scan

45. Sentinel Node Scan

46. Breast Biopsy

47. Hybrid SPECT/CT

48. Nuclear Stress Test

49. Nuclear Bone Scan

50. Radiation Therapy

51. Intraoperative Radiation Therapy

52. Prostate Brachytherapy

53. Stereotactic Radiosurgery

54. Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy

55. Image-Guided Radiation Therapy

56. High-Dose Rate Brachytherapy

57. Gamma Knife Radiosurgery

58. Total Body Irradiation

59. Radionuclide Therapy

60. Radioimmunotherapy

61. Radiopharmaceutical Therapy

62. Radiopharmaceutical Imaging

63. Interventional Radiology

64. Intra-Arterial Angiography

65. Transcatheter Embolization

66. Transvenous Embolization

67. Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography

68. Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

69. Microwave Ablation

70. Radiofrequency Ablation


3 types of diagnostic medical examinations that DO NOT EMIT ionizing radiation:


1. Ultrasound

2. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

3. Thermography

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