radiology

The branch of medicine that deals with diagnostic images of anatomic structures made through the use of electromagnetic radiation or sound waves and that treats disease through the use of radioactive compounds. Radiological imaging techniques include x-rays, CT scans, PET scans, MRIs, and ultrasonograms.

The use of radiation for the scientific examination of material structures; radioscopy.

The science and art of the production and therapeutic application of X-rays or the rays from radioactive substances.

The use of radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment.

The use of radiation (including ionizing radiation, especially X-rays) in diagnosis, usually through the formation of images.

Radioscopy.

(radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation

the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation