You are in pain and the doctor wants to know why. To find this out, it may be necessary to take some photographs. Do you know how this is done? Let me explain.
First, you have to report to the administration desk of the radiology service. Then you have to wait in the waiting room until it is your turn.
You will enter a room with large machines. There is a large table to lie on. Above the table hangs a large moving device: this is used to take the pictures.
The nurse or play assistant will help you to lie down on the table. The table is rather hard and cold, not as soft and warm as your bed at home.
The nurse or play assistant will stay with you and tell you what will happen. She wears a special apron, which is very thick and heavy.
Next to the table is a glass wall. There is a computer and a device with all kinds of buttons. These buttons are used to move the table or the device that takes the pictures. There is also a button to take pictures, just like a camera.
Here is an example of such a picture. In this case, a photo of a hand.
Here you can see an upright machine. You may be asked to stand against it to take the pictures.
When the examination is over, you get to choose a small present and then you may go back to your room or go home.
