With more precise instruments and advanced treatment techniques, having a clearer, more detailed picture of the body is increasingly important. For most people, a broken bone comes to mind when people think of X-ray. Today, Akron General's Department of Radiology offers traditional testing using X-ray, but also offers newer and more precise types of imaging using radioactive materials (Nuclear Medicine), magnetic waves (Magnetic resonance), computerized tomography (CT) and sound (ultrasound).