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Institute of Physics
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This video, from the Institute of Physics (IOP), shows medical scientists at work using a variety of sophisticated devices which use principles of physics to investigate what is happening inside the body.
The video is presented as a whole but for ease of use, the following sections are available at the timings listed:
- X-rays: how x-ray and digital images are produced by modern machines (1:59)
- CT scanning: using x-rays to study cross sections of body tissues (3.33)
- Pulse oximetry: how to measure oxygen content of blood without taking a blood sample (0.35)
- Ultrasound: using echoes to investigate what is happening inside the body (5.20)
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