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Having an X-ray

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  • Welcome

    Welcome to Imaging at the Golisano Children’s Hospital. We are going to show you what happens when children like you have an X-ray.

    You can talk to anyone on the healthcare team if you have questions about your X-ray.

  • What is an X-ray?

    An X-ray is a picture of the inside of your body. We have a special camera called an X-ray machine that makes these pictures. Having an X-ray is like having your picture taken because you can't feel it.

  • First Things First

    When you arrive in the lobby our receptionist will check you in and let your nurse know that you are here for your X-ray.

  • X-ray room

    When it is time for you to have your X-ray, you will be brought to the X-ray room.

    The X-ray machine has a camera and a table that is also like a bed. The X-ray camera can move up and down and side to side.The table can also move up and down and side to side to put you in just the right spot.

  • Radiology Technologist

    A Radiology Technologist will meet you in the X-ray room. The technologist may ask you to sit, stand, or lie down for your pictures. Usually, they will take more than one picture.

  • Getting Ready

    After you are positioned just right, the technologist will put an apron over the part of your body that does not need to be in the X-ray. The apron feels a little heavy. Other people who stay in the X-ray room with you need to wear an apron too!

  • Taking the Picture

    Now you are ready for your X-ray. It is important to stay as still as a statue so the pictures turn out clearly. The technologist will move the X-ray machine into place. You will hear a clicking noise as the machine takes the pictures.

  • Good Job!

    You did it! You were very still and the pictures turned out great.

    What happens next?

  • Reading the X-rays

    Now a doctor called a radiologist will look at the pictures. Radiologists are experts at reading X-rays. The radiologist will send the X-ray information to your doctor so your doctor can decide how to help you feel better.