General X-ray
An X-ray is a quick and painless procedure commonly used to produce images of the inside of the body. It's a very effective way of looking at bones and can be used to help detect a range of conditions.
The hospital has four general x-ray rooms, one of which also provides dental x-ray facilities, and including x-ray rooms sited in the outpatients and fracture clinic departments; there are also two emergency department x-ray rooms. These are all fitted with GE digital x-ray equipment; the x-ray rooms produce over 55,000 x-ray examinations per year.
The general x-ray department x-rays patients from the wards, outpatient clinics, physiotherapy department, fracture clinic, children’s clinic, GPs and the Emergency room, which is usually very busy with a wide range of major trauma and minor injuries.
Dental imaging is performed in the general X-ray department providing imaging for the emergency, orthodontic, maxillofacial and ENT departments.
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The Trust has three general x-ray rooms (one of which also provides dental x-ray facilities) and one emergency department x-ray room. These x-ray rooms produce over 55,000 x-ray examinations per year.
The general x-ray department x-rays patients from the wards, outpatient clinics, physiotherapy department, fracture clinic, children’s clinic, GPs and the Emergency room, which is usually very busy with a wide range of major trauma and minor injuries.
Dental imaging is performed in the general X-ray department providing imaging for the emergency, orthodontic, maxillofacial and ENT departments.
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