We’re finally starting to learn about the physics of x-rays and what we are in control of in order to take the best images possible. We can’t just take images to show ‘this is where the bone is, and this is where it isn’t,’ a good x-ray shows varying shades in the bone so that the details of the structure can be seen.

Radiographers are photographers of shadows, and our subject is the human body.  It’s such a beautiful job conceptually— a blend of social interaction, physics, math, and technology, and I’m really nervous and excited for us to start our clinical rotations.