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@kstar077

I am an x-ray tech. I also have had dexa training. An ap view of your hip and lumbar spine view is taken. A zipper unless covering the area being x-rayed should be ok but I have my patients in a gown so there is nothing in the way of the lumbar Spine and hip joint. If the zipper was not on top of the ap l-spine or hip hoint when taking x‐ray it should have been ok. Next time where a gown.

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So i had a zipper and a button that is metal where i zip up the jeans. 👖would that interfere with my spine xray? Or not? Because when i am lying down the zipper would be directly on top of my lower back?? Thanks in advance for replying. Just trying to figure out if i should do a rescan.