X-rays are often referred to as radiographs and vice versa which isn’t entirely right but also isn’t entirely wrong. A radiograph refers to taking radio images, of which an X-ray is a form of. So, while they might seem like the same thing, an X-ray is one type of radiograph that uses X-ray beams in order to capture images of the internal structures of the body, known as projectional radiography. Other types of radiography include CT scans, bone densitometry, fluoroscopy, angiography, PET, and MRIs – all different types of radiographs that use a different type of radiation to capture the image as well as different techniques of capturing images of the body’s internal workings for a radiologist to study. An X-ray is printed out onto a translucent sheet that then needs to be held up to a light source in order to be able to see the picture.