Diagnostic radiology or diagnostic imaging is the medical evaluation of body tissues and functions, both normal and abnormal anatomy and physiology, by means of static (still) or moving radiological images. The use of X-rays is one of many modalities used by Crozer-Keystone Health System to diagnose cancer.
General diagnostic exams may be ordered by your physician to diagnose conditions in the chest, bone, sinuses, skull or spine. The first procedures in the field of radiology, X-rays allow physicians to perform a painless, quick evaluation. X-rays can pass through body tissue, making it possible to provide images of internal structures without performing surgery.