Fluorography (X-ray photography, X-ray fluorography, Photo-X-ray photography)

Fluorography (also known as x-ray photography, x-ray fluorography, or photoradiography) is an x-ray examination technique that produces images of internal organs and tissues by photographing an x-ray image projected onto a fluorescent screen onto photographic film.

Fluorography combines efficiency and mass availability, as it allows you to quickly and accurately identify hidden diseases of the chest organs in a large number of people. This method is one of the most effective ways to detect lung and heart diseases in numerous organized and unorganized population groups.

There are different types of fluorography, including small-frame and large-frame fluorography, which differ in the size of the fluorographic frame. In addition, there is a tomofluorograph, which allows you to take layer-by-layer images (sections) and obtain more detailed images of internal organs and tissues.

Fluorography is widely used in the system of preventive measures, especially in Russia. Great national importance is attached to mandatory fluorographic examination upon entry to work and subsequently once every 6 months for certain groups of the population, including workers in child care institutions, teachers, workers in food enterprises, medical institutions, pharmacies and others.

Fluorography rooms can be stationary or mobile, installed in buses, railway and tram cars. A mobile fluorographic cabinet can be delivered by helicopter to hard-to-reach areas for examination of hunters, reindeer herders, geologists, loggers, border guards and others. The examination is absolutely harmless to humans, since the radiation exposure is negligible.

Thus, fluorography is an important examination method in the system of disease prevention, especially of the lungs and heart. Due to its widespread use and effectiveness, it can help identify diseases at an early stage and prevent their development.