A young woman has a digital chest x-ray on the NHS Mobile X-ray Unit (MXU) van screening for tuberculosis (TB). The van is parked outside a hostel in central London and the visit is part of a public health intervention for Active Case Finding for TB in hard to reach groups. The rates of TB in London are higher than any other Western European capital and is a major public health problem. TB is an infectious disease, but treatable and curable if diagnosed in time. Early diagnosis is a key to TB control and Active Case Finding is an important part of this.

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Keywords: -ray, active, aitchison, british, care, case, chest, consultation, conversation, digital, finding, health, healthcare, interaction, interview, london, medical, mobile, mxu, nhs, nurse, public, radiographer, radiography, radiology, screening, tb, test, tuberculosis, tuberculosis., uk, unit