Georgia Science Grade 8Unit 7:
Electricity and MagnetismMRI vs. X raysIntroduction: MRI vs. X rays are both imaging methods used frequently in medicine to identify problems in living tissue. Read more about these techniques and find out how they are different. What safety precautions are taken to protect patients? Make a list of safety steps for each procedure. Time: 1 class period for research Possible Resources: MRI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_resonance_imaging http://www.howstuffworks.com/mri1.htm http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=bodymr http://www.mritutor.org/mritutor/WhatisMR.html http://www.simplyphysics.com/flying_objects.html X rays http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/xray/index.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-ray http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/Chest-X-ray http://www.colorado.edu/physics/2000/xray/xray_abs3.html http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/safety/index.cfm?pg=sfty_xray |