X-rays are quick and painless test that produces images of your bones and inside body parts.

X-rays users radiation where x-ray beams pass through your body and they are absorbed in different amount depending on the density of the material they pass through. Dense material such as bones, metals show up as white on xrays. While air in your lungs shows black.

X-rays are done for

• Bones - to diagnose fractures / swelling / cancer / osteoporosis
• Chest - Lung infection, TB, Enlarged heart
• Abdomen - Digestive systems, Swallowed items like coins / needles / nails