Mini Rant
I don't do this very often, as a matter of fact I almost never post reviews or spoilers of any of the Smallville episodes.
First and foremost, I must thank ceruleancat for introducing me to suprnova.org and search engines. I was able to dl Talisman in less than 8 hours. I slept through the airing of the ep Wednesday night and despaired of seeing it until late summer reruns.
So...any way...here is my beef. I'll place it behind cut tags, even though it's not very spoilery. Warning: Technical jargon and very uninteresting content for many.
Lionel Luthor's Visit to the Emergency Room
For those who do not know, my profession is a radiologic technologist, which is a very fancy way of saying I take x-rays.
When we first see Li sitting in the exam room, other than that magnificent chest, the first thing I noticed were the radiographs hanging on the illuminated view box behind patient and doctor. These films are totally inappropriate to assess Lionel's injuries. Even if the films were left from a prior patient, this would still be considered a gross violation of HIIPA rules and regulations.
I. The two films hanging to the viewers' left are chest xrays. A woman's chest xrays. The film to the far left is also placed backwards on the screen.
How do I know these films are a woman's, you might ask? Because of the breast shadows. As we all had ample chance to notice that Lionel is fit, hale and hearty. His pecs do not sag. His xray would not demonstrate a breast shadow.
These films were made utilizing technical factors to optimize viewing of lung tissue, the trachea and heart -- not bony structure of the thorax. So, according to the doctor's diagnosis of 'bruised' ribs, these films would be considered non-diagnostic, even if they were not of a healthy woman's chest.
II. The films to the viewer's right are simply discarded films from some clinic or hospital's silver reclamation box. There is an underpenetrated view of the lumbar spine, which does not visualize all of the lumbar vertebra, and reveals contrast in the renal pelvii [kidneys] and ureters [narrow tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the bladder].
The second film, I cannot tell what the radiographer was trying to show. It is of the thorax but far too overpenetrated to be diagnostic. Again, nothing that would demonstrate a rib injury.
In conclusion, I'm sure many viewers would never notice nor care about this type of thing. On the other hand, the viewing audience is not made up entirely of 12 year old boys lusting after Lana and dreaming of being Superman.
First and foremost, I must thank ceruleancat for introducing me to suprnova.org and search engines. I was able to dl Talisman in less than 8 hours. I slept through the airing of the ep Wednesday night and despaired of seeing it until late summer reruns.
So...any way...here is my beef. I'll place it behind cut tags, even though it's not very spoilery. Warning: Technical jargon and very uninteresting content for many.
Lionel Luthor's Visit to the Emergency Room
For those who do not know, my profession is a radiologic technologist, which is a very fancy way of saying I take x-rays.
When we first see Li sitting in the exam room, other than that magnificent chest, the first thing I noticed were the radiographs hanging on the illuminated view box behind patient and doctor. These films are totally inappropriate to assess Lionel's injuries. Even if the films were left from a prior patient, this would still be considered a gross violation of HIIPA rules and regulations.
I. The two films hanging to the viewers' left are chest xrays. A woman's chest xrays. The film to the far left is also placed backwards on the screen.
How do I know these films are a woman's, you might ask? Because of the breast shadows. As we all had ample chance to notice that Lionel is fit, hale and hearty. His pecs do not sag. His xray would not demonstrate a breast shadow.
These films were made utilizing technical factors to optimize viewing of lung tissue, the trachea and heart -- not bony structure of the thorax. So, according to the doctor's diagnosis of 'bruised' ribs, these films would be considered non-diagnostic, even if they were not of a healthy woman's chest.
II. The films to the viewer's right are simply discarded films from some clinic or hospital's silver reclamation box. There is an underpenetrated view of the lumbar spine, which does not visualize all of the lumbar vertebra, and reveals contrast in the renal pelvii [kidneys] and ureters [narrow tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the bladder].
The second film, I cannot tell what the radiographer was trying to show. It is of the thorax but far too overpenetrated to be diagnostic. Again, nothing that would demonstrate a rib injury.
In conclusion, I'm sure many viewers would never notice nor care about this type of thing. On the other hand, the viewing audience is not made up entirely of 12 year old boys lusting after Lana and dreaming of being Superman.