radiography
noun
ra·di·og·ra·phy
ˌrā-dē-ˈä-grə-fē 
: the art, act, or process of making radiographs
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The veterinary team had to sedate her to perform radiography and decide on a course of treatment.
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Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2023
Industrial radiography cameras may use a very high activity gamma radiation source and are commonly used to inspect the integrity of ships, pipes and other small spaces, according to the National Nuclear Security Administration.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 12 Mar. 2023
The missing device was an industrial radiography unit used to locate cracks within metal.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2023
Per NBC News, the technique, known as muon radiography, utilizes high-speed cosmic ray muon particles that bombard the Earth and have greater penetration capabilities than X-rays.
—Jason Hahn, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2023
Results of a physical examination, electro- and echocardiography, and chest radiography were all normal.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2011
High-resolution high-contrast X-ray radiography of plant seeds combined with images taken by microscopy.
—Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2013
Trustees of the British Museum Researchers detected small bone lesions in the man’s skeleton using radiography and a scanning electron microscope.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2014
Big Mike had developed a successful business shipping radiography machines across the Gulf South.
—Nathaniel Rich Stacy Kranitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
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Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2023
Industrial radiography cameras may use a very high activity gamma radiation source and are commonly used to inspect the integrity of ships, pipes and other small spaces, according to the National Nuclear Security Administration.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN, 12 Mar. 2023
The missing device was an industrial radiography unit used to locate cracks within metal.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2023
Per NBC News, the technique, known as muon radiography, utilizes high-speed cosmic ray muon particles that bombard the Earth and have greater penetration capabilities than X-rays.
—Jason Hahn, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2023
Results of a physical examination, electro- and echocardiography, and chest radiography were all normal.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2011
High-resolution high-contrast X-ray radiography of plant seeds combined with images taken by microscopy.
—Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2013
Trustees of the British Museum Researchers detected small bone lesions in the man’s skeleton using radiography and a scanning electron microscope.
—Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2014
Big Mike had developed a successful business shipping radiography machines across the Gulf South.
—Nathaniel Rich Stacy Kranitz, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2022
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1896, in the meaning defined above
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radiography
noun
ra·di·og·ra·phy
ˌrā-dē-ˈäg-rə-fē
plural radiographies
: the art, act, or process of making radiographs and sonograms
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