What is 'radiation' in the medical sense?

What is 'radiation' in the medical sense?

Kenneth W. Chin (M.D., F.A.C.R.) gives expert video advice on: What conditions or diseases can diagnostic radiology help diagnose?; How has diagnostic radiology changed the medical field? and more...

Radiation is energy that is emitted in waves and particles, we can harness that energy in order to allow us to image parts of the body, and that is the basis for radiology.