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fluoroscopy

In medicine, a technique in which X-rays are rendered visible after they have passed through the body by projecting them on to a film or screen containing a fluorescent material using a fluoroscope. The technique allows the beating of the heart or the movements in the intestine after a barium meal to be observed and it can assist diagnosis of disease in these organs.



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Ian MacKenzie, "Breast Cancer following Multiple Fluoroscopies," British Journal of Cancer 19 (1965): 1-8.
Breast cancer and mammography by Barnes, Michelle D. / Mothering
An interesting example is the disparity of findings within a Canadian study of the risk of breast cancer among women irradiated by fluoroscopies during the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (20).
The risk linked to ionizing radiation: an alternative epidemiologic ... by Lagasse, Raphael / Environmental Health Perspectives
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