At New Fairfield Chiropractic Center, X-Rays play a critical role in the treatment of our patients. Upon your initial visit, X-Rays are performed on each new patient so that Dr. Manfredi can properly diagnose the patient before treatment. This is a crucial step that should be taken to ensure the patient is properly assessed and ruled out prior to treatment. X-Rays are also taken at Dr. Manfredi’s discretion in the case of a new injury, fall, or to get updates on the progression of your treatment.

What are X-Rays?
X-rays use invisible electromagnetic energy beams to produce images of internal tissues, bones, and organs on film or digital media. Standard X-rays are performed for many reasons, including diagnosing tumors or bone injuries.

X-rays are made by using external radiation to produce images of the body, its organs, and other internal structures for diagnostic purposes. X-rays pass through body structures onto specially-treated plates (similar to camera film) or digital media and a "negative" type picture is made (the more solid a structure is, the whiter it appears on the film).

When the body undergoes X-rays, different parts of the body allow varying amounts of the X-ray beams to pass through. The soft tissues in the body (such as blood, skin, fat, and muscle) allow most of the X-ray to pass through and appear dark gray on the film or digital media. A bone or a tumor, which is more dense than soft tissue, allows few of the X-rays to pass through and appears white on the X-ray. When a break in a bone has occurred, the X-ray beam passes through the broken area and appears as a dark line in the white bone.

Radiation during pregnancy may lead to birth defects. Always tell your radiologist or doctor if you suspect you may be pregnant.

What are X-Rays. (n.d.). Hopkins Medicine. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/xrays