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Answer:

Some tips:
* Keep a “medical x-ray history” with the names of your radiological exams or procedures, the dates and places where you had them, and the physicians who referred you for those exams.

* Make your current healthcare providers aware of your medical x-ray history.

*Ask your healthcare provider about whether or not alternatives to x-ray exams would allow the provider to make a good assessment or provide appropriate treatment for your medical situation. 

* Provide interpreting physicians and referring physicians with any recent x-ray images and radiology reports.

* Inform radiologists or x-ray technologists in advance if you are pregnant or think you may be pregnant.

For more information, see http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/radhealth/products/medicalxray.html.

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