X-Ray Department
We promise to provide:
- The application of the highest quality technology and techniques.
- Complete professionalism in the service we provide.
Our X-Ray Department is staffed with professional X-Ray technologists. They each have an Associates Degree in Radiologic Technology.
If you have questions regarding x-rays please contact our technologists at:(706) 549-1663 ext. 3230.
Existing X-Rays
Please bring any X-rays you've had taken with you at the time of your visit. This may save you any additional charges. We will be happy to mail them back for you.
Copies of X-Rays
If you need copies of X-rays taken at our office, please give us 48-72 hours notice.
Request Medical Records
If you need medical records, please contact our records department at: ext. 3259
Pictured left to right: Léland Downs, Joni Eberhart, Neale Maddox, Kari Gattie, Cari Fleeman, Kristen Schnizler
What is radiology and how do x-rays work?
X-rays were first observed and documented in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, a German scientist who found them quite by accident when experimenting with vacuum tubes. A week later, he took an X-ray photograph of his wife's hand which clearly revealed her wedding ring and her bones.
The photograph electrified the general public and aroused great scientific interest in the new form of radiation. Roentgen called it "X" to indicate it was an unknown type of radiation. The name stuck, although (over Roentgen's objections), many of his colleagues suggested calling them Roentgen rays. They are still occasionally referred to as Roentgen rays in German-speaking countries.