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Background
A chest X-ray (CXR) is a noninvasive imaging procedure that uses ionizing radiation to produce a shadow image of the anatomic structures in the thoracic cavity. The term “X-ray” refers to the type of high-energy electromagnetic radiation used in the imaging procedure, which was discovered by the German physicist, Dr. Wilhelm Roentgen. A CXR is also known as a plain chest roentgenogram, a plain (chest) film, or a chest radiograph.
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