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You should not need a fracture clinic appointment or a further X-ray.
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This is performed in the X-ray department. A CT Colonography does not allow any therapeutic therapies to be performed.
After your PICC is inserted, you may need to have a chest X-ray to confirm that the line is in the correct position.
Radiotherapy uses high energy X-rays to treat a wide variety of cancers. This treatment may be given alone or as well as other treatments.
It does not involve the use of X-rays, but even so, MRI scans are not suitable for everyone.
Within the PDF below, see Figure 1: X-ray image of a wrist.
The following day the position of your fractures will be checked with X-rays before you are allowed home.
The following day, the position of your cheekbone may be checked with X-rays before you are discharged home.
decision is made to have surgery, you may have several tests such as an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan, a CT (Computerised Tomography) scan or X-rays
Insulin pumps and blood glucose meters that are active must not go through X-ray unless the batteries are removed.
risks; ultrasound waves are harmless (they are used on pregnant women), no chemicals or contrast agents are used, so even if you have been allergic to X-ray
Radiotherapy uses high energy X-rays or other types of radiation to destroy cancer cells.
During your operation, the operating team will work under the guidance of X-ray imaging, to position the stent graft inside your aorta.
Paracetamol is used to treat mild to moderate pain and the dose is 1 gram (2 x 500 mg tablets), which can be taken every 4 to 6 hours.
For the first 7 days of treatment 10mg (2 x 5mg tablets) of apixaban should be taken by mouth twice a day.
Once in position the port will be checked using an X-ray. If it is satisfactory the incisions will be stitched and a dressing applied.
If needed, you will have an X-ray of your chest.
Rarely, patients (1 in every 350) will need another procedure, usually a specialist X-ray called an angiogram, where a drug will be injected to stop any
physiotherapists, called Advanced Practitioners, who have had extra training with medical colleagues so they are able to request investigations (tests such as x-rays