Rad X, New Town

Rad X runs imaging services from 30-36 New Town Rd, New Town TAS 7008. Practice number 11941 in the Medicare register covers it for x-ray, ultrasound, CT and MRI. That accreditation has run since 20 March 2024 and is current to 31 August 2027.

Medicare-eligible MRI. This practice appears on the Australian Government's list of Medicare-eligible MRI locations (list last updated 17 February 2026). That means a Medicare rebate is possible for an MRI done here. What you actually pay still depends on the item number on your referral and this practice's billing policy, so ask before the appointment.

Phone 03 6170 7707 and their website. Those details are the ones the practice publishes itself.

It is the only accredited imaging practice in New Town that we hold.

This practice is not accredited for nuclear medicine and PET. If your referral is for one of those, the nearest nuclear medicine is I-MED Radiology Calvary Hospital in Lenah Valley, about 1 km away and the nearest PET is Qscan Hobart (PET-CT) in Hobart, about 2 km away.

The nearest other accredited practice is I-MED Radiology Calvary Hospital in Lenah Valley, about 1 km away. Qscan North Hobart in North Hobart is the next closest at 1 km. Qscan Hobart (PET-CT) is 2 km away in Hobart. A referral is generally not tied to one clinic, so if the wait here is long it is worth asking whether another practice can see you sooner.

Sources for this page: the Medicare LSPN register and a hand-verified check, plus the practice's own website.

An MRI uses a magnetic field rather than x-rays, and the machines are expensive, so far fewer places have one.