X-ray services are medical imaging procedures that use low-dose radiation to create images of the inside of the body. X-rays are the oldest and most common type of medical imaging, and they are used to diagnose a wide variety of conditions, including:

An X-ray is a test done to produce images of the body, particularly of the bones. X-ray beams are a form of electromagnetic radiation that pass through the body and are absorbed at different degrees to produce white (bone) and gray (fat and muscle) images.

An X-ray machine produces safe levels of radiation to pass through a patient’s body and create images of the area being examined. A patient may be positioned in certain ways to get proper views of the body parts being X-rayed. Similar to a MRI and CT scan, the patient should remain still during an X-ray. The test can take anywhere from a couple minutes for bone X-rays to more than an hour for more specialized procedures.