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How is an X-ray performed?

The Radiologic Technologist (RT) will escort you to a dressing room where you will be given an examination gown if necessary and instructed to remove specific articles of your clothing that may interfere with the radiograph to ensure that the radiograph is free of artifacts, e.g. material from your clothing, snaps, buttons, clips, etc. You will lie, sit or be positioned on an x-ray table. Just as a photographer has special equipment in the portrait studio to achieve the best portrait, the Radiologic Technologist (RT) uses special equipment such as an x-ray tube (camera), cassettes (film) and positioning blocks and sponges to achieve an optimal image.

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