X-Ray

The X-ray department provides a general radiology service including chest, general orthopaedic, vascular and urology studies.

Depending on what type of X-ray you are having, it should take 15-30 minutes and is carried out by a radiographer. You will be asked to lie or stand against a surface so the part of your body being X-rayed is between the X-ray source and a film cassette. The part of your body is exposed to X-rays for a fraction of a second. The system is fully digital so images are immediately available to your Consultant.

The X-ray department also has a colour flow ultrasound enabling complex ultrasound studies to be undertaken.

For more information, and if you have any queries about the procedure, please speak to your Consultant.

If you are, or there is a possibility you may be pregnant or you are diabetic, please tell the radiographer before your X-ray.