X-Ray Scans

An X-ray examination is a fast, safe, and effective way of producing images of the inside of your body. It’s particularly useful for looking at bones, blood vessels, heart, and lungs.

How Does an X-Ray Work?

We use the term ‘X-ray’ to refer to the technology of producing X-ray images, but the rays themselves are actually a kind of electromagnetic radiation. They can’t be seen by the naked eye, but they can be detected by the X-ray machine and turned into images.

Dense parts of your body such as bones appear white or light in the images, and softer parts – which the X-rays can pass through more easily – look darker. This contrast allows our specialist radiologists to identify problems and provide accurate diagnoses.