RT Book, Section A1 Schultz, David M. A2 Diwan, Sudhir A2 Staats, Peter S. SR Print(0) ID 1107195689 T1 Fluoroscopy in Interventional Pain Medicine T2 Atlas of Pain Medicine Procedures YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071738767 LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107195689 RD 2024/10/10 AB Since their discovery in 1895, x-rays have revolutionized the practice of medicine. By allowing doctors to view the inside of the living body, x-rays have greatly increased our ability to diagnose and treat disease and to precisely deliver targeted therapies. The fluoroscope was the first x-ray machine and has evolved from its humble beginnings into a powerful and sophisticated device that has become the basis for the new field of interventional pain management. Modern fluoroscopes enable the interventional pain practitioner to use continuous, real-time x-ray imaging to guide interventional procedures that target the physical generators of pain with a high degree of precision and safety. Since fluoroscopy is essential for most invasive pain procedures, it is imperative that interventional pain physicians have a firm understanding of the fluoroscope in order to use it safely and effectively in daily practice.