Immigration X-ray
Overview
A chest X-ray is performed on all clients immigrating to Canada as part of their Immigration Medical Examination as directed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Appointment Details
- No appointment is necessary for this test.
- Patient must bring in signed referral form from a panel physician, eMedical documents and health card/IHF certificate –Please note that this examination is not covered under the Provincial Health Insurance.
- Only performed at 1 Young Street and Speers Road locations.
What Do I Need To Prepare?
No Preparation Required
Please inform the Technologist if any of the following apply:
- If you are pregnant or suspect that you may be, you may be told to postpone the x-ray.
- If you have any previous trauma or surgery to the area please let the Technologist know. You may be asked if you have had previous x-rays of the region so that we can request those images to do a comparison.
Procedure
A Technologist will bring you into the imaging area. They will confirm your information and ask you for a short history. Depending on the area to be examined the Technologist may ask you to remove some of your clothing and to put on a gown. You will also be instructed to remove any jewelry in the region being x-rayed. For each area being x-rayed there is a set protocol of views that we follow. Once these have been obtained and are of good diagnostic quality you will be allowed to leave. Technologists do not give results. A typed report from our Radiologist will be sent to your doctor.
The Technologist will ask you to sit on a chair, stand, or lie on an exam table depending on the area being x-rayed. You may be asked to wear appropriate lead protection to shield radiation sensitive areas not being x-rayed. The Technologist will step around a lead lined wall to take the exposure and ask you in some instances to take in a deep breath, or to stop breathing until the image is captured.
