It operates under the Royal College of Radiology guidelines. The General Radiology Department is responsible for the majority of plain films taken throughout the Hospital. This department also images patients referred by outpatient clinics. In the General Radiology Department, patients from clinics are seen on a 'demand basis', so there might be a waiting time depending on how busy the Department is at the time. Patients referred in by GPs are imaged at appointment times.
Different rooms are specialised for different examinations.
The Fluoroscopy Suite uses dynamic imaging to look at internal organs in the body using contrast media such as barium. This demonstrates the alimentary system and the gastrointestinal system. It also helps other practitioners with their patients, for example speech therapists working with patients who are having difficulties swallowing. This work uses very specialised techniques and equipment. Interventional work is also carried out, such as the insertion of metal stents in areas of artery stenosis, or the insertion of coils into cerebral arteries.