The Radiology Department at Naval Health Clinic Charleston at Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station serves hundreds of patrons daily. Whether they are active duty, Reserve or retired, Department of Defense employees or military family members, the department’s mission is to help find what cannot be observed by the naked eye and reports findings back to the patient’s doctor for further explanation. The department provides X-rays, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Computerized Tomography Scans, Fluoroscopy and mammogram/ultrasounds. On average, the department will see more than 900 patrons per month. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer Hudson)

Military spouse Rachel Gordan comforts her son, three-year-old William Gordan, as she holds her son’s right ankle in place for X-rays. Noticing swelling on the right ankle, Gordan brought him in to see if he had any breaks or fractures. Gordan is the wife of Petty Officer 1st Class William Gordan, a hospital corpsman assigned to Naval Operational Support Center Charleston. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer Hudson)

X-ray technician Orville Clarke places a sponge molding against three-year-old William Gordan’s right foot during an appointment for an X-Ray. Rachel Gordan, William’s mother, noticed swelling on her son’s ankle and brought him in to see if he had any breaks or fractures. Gordan is the wife of Petty Officer 1st Class William Gordan, a hospital corpsman assigned to Naval Operational Support Center Charleston. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer Hudson)

Dana Litchfield, Magnetic Resonance Imaging technologist and Charleston native, observes John Jackson’s cervical spine, the neck and throat area, through a computer program ensuring all images are clear and patient did not move while the imaging was taking place. The MRI technicians receive more than 70 requests for an MRI on a weekly basis. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer Hudson)

Military spouse Rachel Gordan is instructed by Orville Clarke, X-ray technician, on how to hold her three-year-old son’s foot securely against a sponge molding for an X-ray of his right ankle. Noticing swelling on her son’s ankle, Gordan brought him in to see if he had breaks or fractures. Gordan is the wife of Petty Officer 1st Class William Gordan, a hospital corpsman assigned to Naval Operational Support Center Charleston. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer Hudson)

Julie Walker, Magnetic Resonance Imaging technologist, explains the procedure to John Jackson ensuring he is ready for an exam of his cervical spine, throat and neck area. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer Hudson)

Petty Officer 2nd Class Japheth Tillman hands Chief Petty Officer Mark Harris a envelope containing images of Harris’s x-ray images. Once X-rays, Magnetic Resonance Imaging or any other examination has been reviewed and findings are reported, the images are burned to a CD for a patient to pick up to get the images to the requesting doctor who may be located out in town. Tillman is a hospital corpsman assigned to Naval Health Clinic Charleston and Harris is a machinist’s mate assigned to Navy Nuclear Power Training Unit as an instructor at Joint Base Charleston – Weapons Station. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer Hudson)