An X-ray is a safe, painless, and non-invasive procedure that creates an image of your bones and the inside of your body by sending a small amount of ionizing radiation through your body.
Different tissues in your body either absorb the radiation or allow it to pass through. Your bones, for example, absorb the radiation, which is why they show up white on an X-ray, while soft tissue allows most of the radiation to pass through, creating grey areas on the X-ray.
Traditional X-rays are collected on film and need a short time to develop. Sun Radiology uses digital X-rays, which create images immediately, allowing your radiologist to examine the inside of your body and provide a rapid and accurate diagnosis.
While traditional X-rays are safe, a digital X-ray requires as little as 20% of the amount of radiation needed in a conventional X-ray.