![X-ray of a mooncake
[[MORE]] For the Chinese Mid-Autumn festival, it is tradition to bake Mooncakes. The festival celebrates the mythical Chinese Moon Goddess of Immortality. This one didn’t last very long after we scanned it!
X-rays work in much the...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/95a47fba2c9c74ee65234d39c98adceb/tumblr_nxcaj8TUHY1u2zento1_500.jpg)
X-ray of a mooncake
Today, GE Healthcare is opening its laboratory doors to the world to celebrate the International Day of Radiology with #SeeInsideIt. By seeing inside of everyday objects, we can learn more about the chemistry and physics of X-ray, CT, and MR devices, and get a better understanding of what goes on in an imaging scan.
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![X-ray of two fish
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Want to teach the difference between bones and spines? These fishes can help.
X-rays work in much the same way that visible light rays do, except that they carry far more energy than visible light, and can pass through most...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/abda92b1f4d0a58b92e47b47fe195406/tumblr_nel77w8j551u2zento1_500.jpg)
![Backscatter X-ray of an umbrella
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No, it isn’t a spider, or a robot. Here’s a hint: you use it to protect yourself.
X-rays work in much the same way that visible light rays do, except that they carry far more energy than visible light, and...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/2de75cb46e7c2e8ed38356c82e153fba/tumblr_nel75f90eV1u2zento1_500.jpg)
![3D CT scan of a grapefruit
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A virtual grapefruit that allows us to #SeeInsideIt without peeling it. Yummy!
The scanner projects a beam of X-rays through the sample onto a detector panel. X-ray Tube is rotated 360 degrees around the object in...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/3cce5f1fa93da109442acd69ff6fca88/tumblr_nel766MWda1u2zento1_500.gifv)
![MRI scan of a cauliflower
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This isn’t a video of some unusual type of tree, it’s what a cauliflower looks like under an MR. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of a cauliflower in longitudinal section. MRI scanning uses radio waves and the...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/82d90a9c18022abd085dde336d9de792/tumblr_nel73tzApP1u2zento1_500.gifv)
![CT scan of a video games console
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CT scans are composite images made from the attenuation of a series of X ray beams passed through an object. CT scans make different materials easy to distinguish due to the varying X ray absorption...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/5e6492647fd3e820828bb731275a4ebb/tumblr_nel6zs4IcD1u2zento1_500.jpg)
![3D MRI scan of a rotating pineapple[[MORE]]
This image shows the direction of fibers in the fruit.
MRI scanning uses radio waves and the magnetic fields of water molecules to produce ‘slice’ images through objects.](https://64.media.tumblr.com/bf3477e5fd187d18909c80a9feed67c1/tumblr_nel6zieFUc1u2zento1_500.gifv)
![X-ray of a sneaker shoe
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If you are into running, you’ll know what a sneaker looks like – but now you can see inside it.
X-rays work in much the same way that visible light rays do, except that they carry far more energy than visible light,...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/82d619ad97c4cd6c44c16ef7c2a8f892/tumblr_nel6vjjXMd1u2zento1_500.jpg)
![CT scan of an electric guitar
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An electric guitar rocks even more under a CT scan.
CT scans are composite images made from the attenuation of a series of X ray beams passed through an object. CT scans make different materials easy to...](https://64.media.tumblr.com/ae8020ae34cf7ee2cf953abb4bcea7d1/tumblr_nel6vtfxXi1u2zento1_500.jpg)