PREPARING FOR YOUR X-RAY VISIT
PRIOR TO YOUR VISIT
ON THE DAY OF YOUR VISIT
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Please wear comfortable clothing for your exam.
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You may eat, drink and take medications as usual unless you are advised differently.
FOLLOWING YOUR VISIT
WHAT IS AN X-RAY?
An X-ray is a form of radiation, like light or radio waves, which can be focused into a beam. When X-rays strike a piece of photographic film or a screen, a picture is produced. Dense tissues in the body, such as bones, block (absorb) many of the X-rays and appear white on an X-ray picture. Less dense tissues, such as muscles and organs, appear in shades of gray, while X-rays that pass only through air, such as X-rays of the lungs or colon, appear black.
