X-Ray Options: Locations Beyond the Emergency Room | [Your Brand/Site Name]

While the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that 61 percent of all radiology technicians worked in hospitals in 2008, many other health care settings offer X-ray imaging. General practices and clinics often use their own film or digital X-ray equipment for immediate diagnosis.

Dental Practices

• Dentists in clinics and family practices use X-rays to view the condition of teeth and gums beneath the surface enamel and tissue. Dentists need X-ray images to detect tooth decay, gum disease and infections that would go undetected by a superficial scan.

Medical Practices

• General practitioners and urgent care clinics typically have X-ray equipment, enabling them to diagnose routine fractures and sprains. Diagnostic centers that focus exclusively on imaging can perform X-rays for providers who don't own imaging equipment.

Mobile Providers

• Mobile radiology providers bring X-ray equipment to patients unable to travel. These licensed technicians offer a range of imaging services to facilities such as nursing homes or other providers who don't have the budget for diagnostic imaging facilities.