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Facility | City | Type |
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Newton-Wellesley Hospital | Newton | Acute Care Hospital |
Marlborough Hospital | Marlborough | Acute Care Hospital |
Dana-farber Cancer Institute | Boston | Acute Care Hospital |
West Suburban Imaging Center | Wellesley Hills | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
The Cambridge Hospital | Cambridge | Acute Care Hospital |
Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center | Brockton | Acute Care Hospital |
Franciscan Hospital for Children | Boston | Childrens Hospital |
Nashoba Valley Medical Center | Ayer | Acute Care Hospital |
Lowell General Hospital | Lowell | Acute Care Hospital |
Caritas Norwood Hospital | Norwood | Acute Care Hospital |
NSMC Union Hospital | Lynn | Acute Care Hospital |
Caritas Saint Elizabeth's Medical | Boston | Acute Care Hospital |
Milton Radiologists | Milton | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | Acute Care Hospital |
Essex and Optima Medical Imaging | Salem | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Pentucket Medical Radiology | Haverhill | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham | Needham | Acute Care Hospital |
Quincy Medical Center | Quincy | Acute Care Hospital |
Parkland Medical Center | Derry | Acute Care Hospital |
North Shore Magnetic Imaging Center | Peabody | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Longwood MRI Specialists | Brookline | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Women's Health Imaging Suite | Andover | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Merrimack Valley MRI | Salem | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Coolidge Corner Imaging | Brookline | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Exeter Hospital | Exeter | Acute Care Hospital |
Anna Jaques Hospital | Newburyport | Acute Care Hospital |
Weymouth MRI | Weymouth | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Jordan Hospital | Plymouth | Acute Care Hospital |
Metrowest MRI | Framingham | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Caritas Holy Family Hospital | Methuen | Acute Care Hospital |
The MRI Center of Woburn | Woburn | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Melrose Wakefield Hospital | Melrose | Acute Care Hospital |
Merrimack Valley Hospital | Haverhill | Acute Care Hospital |
Saints Medical Center | Lowell | Acute Care Hospital |
Boston Medical Center | Boston | Acute Care Hospital |
Mount Auburn Hospital | Cambridge | Acute Care Hospital |
Beverly Hospital | Beverly | Acute Care Hospital |
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | Boston | Acute Care Hospital |
Portsmouth Regional Hospital | Portsmouth | Acute Care Hospital |
Tufts-new England Medical Center | Boston | Acute Care Hospital |
Milton Hospital | Milton | Acute Care Hospital |
Physician Diagnostics | South Weymouth | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
South Shore Hospital | South Weymouth | Acute Care Hospital |
Emerson Hospital | Concord | Acute Care Hospital |
Brockton Hospital | Brockton | Acute Care Hospital |
The Mclean Hospital Corporation | Belmont | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston | Acute Care Hospital |
Lawrence General Hospital | Lawrence | Acute Care Hospital |
Children's Hospital Boston | Boston | Childrens Hospital |
Derry Imaging Center | Derry | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Metrowest Medical Center - Framingham Union Hospital | Framingham | Acute Care Hospital |
Portsmouth Radiological | Portsmouth | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Caritas Carney Hospital | Dorchester | Acute Care Hospital |
Merrimack Imaging | North Andover | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
Frisbie Memorial Hospital | Rochester | Acute Care Hospital |
Lahey Clinic Medical Center | Burlington | Acute Care Hospital |
Winchester Hospital | Winchester | Acute Care Hospital |
Faulkner Hospital | Boston | Acute Care Hospital |
Seacoast Advanced Diagnostic Imaging | Plymouth | Diagnostic Testing Facility |
New England Baptist Hospital | Boston | Acute Care Hospital |
Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | Acute Care Hospital |
Wentworth-douglass Hospital | Dover | Acute Care Hospital |
Patient Preparation For an X-Ray Procedure
Guidelines about eating and drinking before an X-Ray exam vary at different facilities. Unless you are told otherwise, you may follow your regular daily routine and take medications as usual. If you are pregnant or think you might be pregnant it is important to inform your doctor or technician prior to the X-Ray. Notify your doctor or technologist if you have any metal in or on your body such as body piercings, eye glasses, or jewelry which may interfere with the procedure. Dress in comfortable clothing that can easily be removed if needed.
What to expect during and after an X-Ray
A X-Ray procedure is a relatively painless procedure. The only discomfort may be associated with the manipulation of the body part being examined particularly in the case of a recent injury or invasive procedure such as surgery. The overall preparation and procedure will take approximately 30 minutes not including waiting time. Depending upon what is being scanned and what type of X-ray (the type of view) your doctor orders you may be asked to get undressed and to put on a hospital gown and you may be lying, sitting, or standing for the scan. You will be asked to hold your position still for several seconds until the image is being captured. It is important that you hold your position still during the scan exposure to prevent any blur on the film. Your X-ray films will be interpreted by a trained doctor and then discussed directly with you.
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