X-ray

The procedure is usually quick. However, since there are no booked appointments, wait times can vary. Emergency and urgent procedures will take priority, which can also affect wait times. Most X-rays take about 15 to 20 minutes.

There are no special preparations. Please notify your doctor if you may be pregnant or had a similar X-ray recently.

A fluoroscopic X-ray is like a video form of an X-ray. Instead of taking isolated snapshots, this type of X-ray takes continuous images. These display on a screen in real time. This gives health care providers the view of your organs in action for more detailed diagnosis.

Learn more about interventional radiology or fluoroscopy.

You can bring someone with you in the exam room only under certain circumstances. Children under 12 are not permitted to wait outside alone while you are getting your X-ray.

No, but you may need to stay in certain positions that make you briefly uncomfortable. A technologist will be there to help you.

There is very low radiation exposure during a single X-ray. Technologists and radiologists are trained to give the least amount of radiation that gets a detailed image.

If you are pregnant, please inform your referring doctor as well as your technologist and radiologist.

The radiologist should have a report made and sent to your referring doctor within 14 days. Please contact your referring health care practitioner if you have not heard within 14 days of your exam.

You can also request access to your own records.

Radiology reports are now available on Health Gateway, with a seven-day delay in publishing.