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To minimize waiting time, please make an appointment for follow-up X-rays or X-ray requests from outside practitioners by calling 231-6444.
Monday, Tuesday & Friday..............8 am - 5 pm
Wednesday & Thursday...................9 am - 5 pm
Saturday..........................................9 am - Noon
Hours vary during Summer Sessions and Breaks.
Schiffert Health Center (SHC) Radiology provides routine X-ray services to students on written request from a licensed health care practitioner.
Only students who have paid the Health Services Fee are eligible for SHC radiologic services. SHC Radiology accepts X-ray requests from any health care professional with a current Virginia medical license.
Charges are assessed for all radiologic procedures. The billing statement from Accounts Receivable will list the charge as a Medical Clinic Charge. Some insurance plans may reimburse the cost of X-rays with the submission of an itemized statement. Itemized statements may be requested from the SHC Business Office.
The radiographs and X-ray reports are legal medical records owned by Schiffert Health Center. Copies of X-rays can be made for an additional fee. Original radiographs may be temporarily released to local practitioners. If X-rays are not returned within the time stated on the Loan & Waiver form, an additional fee will be charged.
You will receive personal attention at SHC Radiology Services.
Basic X-ray procedures require no preparation. The technologist will take special care to ensure a safe X-ray exam by providing lead shielding for the thyroid, abdomen and pelvis when images of those areas are not required.
If there is any possibility that you may be pregnant, it is essential that you inform the technologist before the X-ray is taken.
Please be aware that not all radiographic exams take the same amount of time. Most exams can be completed in 15 minutes but the time required for each exam depends on the type of injury, the number of procedures requested, and the patient's condition.
After the X-ray procedure the radiograph(s) will be returned to your SHC practitioner for evaluation. The radiologist will read the X- rays the following business day and if there are any changes in the interpretation, your SHC health care provider will contact you.
Registered Radiologic Technologists, (RTs), also known as Radiographers or X-ray Techs, are educated in the field of Radiography. Technologists are qualified in the safe and effective application of X-rays for medical purposes. Each SHC Technologist has successfully passed the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, registry exam and is licensed by the Virginia Board of Medicine. The American Society of Radiologic Technologists, ASRT, supports Technologists through continuing education programs and publications.
A Radiologist is a physician who specializes in Radiology. A radiologist comes to SHC each working day to interpret radiographs. The radiologist’s fee is included in the X-ray charge. Radiologists are licensed by the Virginia Board of Medicine and are required to meet Continuing Medical Education requirements.
If you need more information or have any questions about services, call 231-6444, or contact us by e-mail.