CXR stands for what?

• A. Chest Radiography
• B. Cardiac X-Ray
• C. Chest X-Ray
• D. Chest X-Ray Image

Answer: (C)

CXR stands for Chest X-Ray. This is the standard shorthand used in medical practice to refer to the imaging study of the chest produced by X-ray radiation. The term Chest X-Ray is the common full form, and the abbreviation uses C for chest and XR for X-Ray, making it concise and unambiguous in charts and reports.

Chest Radiography is a valid description as well, but it isn’t the form usually abbreviated as CXR in clinical notes. Cardiac X-Ray would suggest imaging focused on the heart and isn’t the usual term. Chest X-Ray Image is redundant because a chest X-ray already denotes the image produced by the X-ray exam.