Medical Radiology

SPECIALIZED UNIVERSITY OF THE America

Extension Chiriqui

Faculty of medical sciences and clinics

Medical radiology degree

Subject:

English

Teacher:

Yoisy Atencio

Members:

Lia samudio 4-805-1184

Heather De Gracia 4-807-2018

Vivian Espinoza 4-805-1703

Kimberly Caballero 4-805-1659

Yibeth Guerra 4-771-1568

Introduction

Radiology is a branch of medicine using radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.  Radiology originally involved the use of X rays in the diagnosis of disease and the use of X rays, gamma rays, and other forms of ionizing radiation in the treatment of disease. In more recent years radiology has come also to embrace diagnosis by a method of organ scanning with the use of radioactive isotopes and also with non ionizing radiation, such as ultrasound waves and nuclear magnetic resonance. Similarly, the scope of radiotherapy has extended to include, in the treatment of cancer, such agents as hormones and chemotherapeutic drugs.