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Digital X-rays at NABL-accredited imaging centres · reports read by senior radiologists.
All assessments
Chest X-Ray (PA View)
Digital X-ray · 10 min
X-Ray Knee (AP / Lateral)
Digital X-ray · 10 min
X-Ray Lumbar Spine (LS)
Digital X-ray · 10 min
X-Ray KUB
Digital X-ray · 10 min
X-Ray PNS (Sinuses)
Digital X-ray · 10 min
X-Ray Abdomen (Erect)
Digital X-ray · 10 min
X-Ray — what it shows, and who it is not for
Written for patients: what the scan can and cannot answer, the radiation involved, what to tell the team beforehand, and what the radiologist's report will say.
What X-Ray shows
Dense structures, best of all. Bone shows up clearly, air-filled lung shows as black against the soft tissue around it, and metal is unmistakable — which is why X-ray is the first test for fractures, chest infections and swallowed objects. What it does NOT show well is soft tissue detail: ligaments, cartilage, discs, the brain and the inside of most organs are effectively invisible, and those questions need ultrasound, CT or MRI.
A short, controlled burst of X-rays passes through the body onto a digital detector. Dense tissue such as bone absorbs most of the beam and appears white; air-filled lung absorbs almost none and appears black; soft tissue sits in between. The exposure itself lasts a fraction of a second — almost all of the appointment is positioning. You feel nothing at all.
Safety and radiation
This is a low-dose ionising radiation test. Published reference figures put a chest X-ray at roughly the natural background radiation an average person absorbs over about ten days — less than a long-haul flight adds. Views through thicker tissue, such as the abdomen or lumbar spine, carry a meaningfully higher dose, which is why they are ordered more selectively. Modern digital detectors need far less radiation than the film systems they replaced, and the beam is collimated to the area being examined.
Who should not have a X-Ray scan
- Pregnancy, or any chance of it
- Tell the radiographer before the exposure, not after. X-rays of the chest or a limb deliver very little to the uterus and can often proceed with shielding when clinically necessary, but abdominal and pelvic views are usually deferred or replaced by ultrasound. The decision is made deliberately, by a doctor, in every case.
- Children and repeated imaging
- Children are more radiosensitive and have more years ahead in which an effect could appear, so paediatric exposures use reduced settings and every repeat is justified individually. If you have had several X-rays recently, say so — prior images can often be reused instead.
- Inability to hold the position or the breath
- Movement blurs the image and usually means the exposure has to be repeated, doubling the dose for no benefit. Tell the radiographer if pain, breathlessness or unsteadiness will make the position difficult; the view can almost always be adapted or supported.
- Metal and dense objects in the field
- Jewellery, coins, hairpins, bra underwires, belt buckles, dentures and some clothing prints appear as solid white shadows that can hide the anatomy underneath. They are removed before the exposure rather than worked around.
When a X-Ray is ordered
- Suspected fracture or dislocation after injury
- Cough, fever or breathlessness — the chest X-ray
- Screening and follow-up in tuberculosis
- Joint pain and suspected arthritis
- Chronic sinus symptoms
- Abdominal pain with suspected obstruction or perforation
- Pre-operative and pre-employment fitness assessment
- Checking the position of an implant, tube or device
Contrast and preparation
A plain X-ray needs no contrast and no injection. Contrast only enters the picture for specific studies performed under fluoroscopy — a barium swallow, for example — which are booked as separate examinations with their own preparation.
What your report will cover
A radiologist describes the bones and their alignment, joint spaces, the lung fields and their symmetry, heart size and mediastinal outlines, the diaphragm and costophrenic angles, the visible soft tissues, and any implant, tube or foreign body. Where earlier films exist, the report compares them, because a change over time is often more informative than any single image.
The path from booking to results
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Choose your tests, pick a slot that works, and pay when it suits you.
We come to you
A phlebotomist visits home at your chosen time — or drop by a partner lab instead.
Processed at an NABL lab
Every sample is handled at one of our accredited labs, tracked end to end.
Report + doctor review
Your digital report lands with a complimentary read-through from a doctor.