We're going to push on the x-ray tube on here now

English as a Second Language Listening, speaking, pronunciation and accent
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At a radiology room

push on the x-ray tube ←

Doctor: Gloria, we’re going to push on the x-ray tube on here now. Just watch your head and sit up here. OK. I’ll help you with
your leg if you just lie down. Great. OK.

What does “we’re going to push on the x-ray tube on here now” mean?

( I think this section of the original text is incorrect)
Please correct this section of dialogue.

Video link: https://streamlala.com/almi6

Thank you

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It’s really difficult to understand. Here is my suggestion:

We’re going to move over to the X-ray tube…

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Thank you so much, Torsten

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You are welcome. Let’s see what our native speakers have to say…

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The audio in that video is poor quality. I watched the video several times before I understood what he said.

He’s not saying “push on”. I think he’s saying:

“…we’re going to put you on the X-ray tube here now. Just watch your head and sit up here. OK”

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Thank you so much, NearlyNapping

slow motion of this video
https://streamlala.com/WULJw

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He is saying “put you”. It might sound a little like “push you” because he slurs the words a little. This is very common in my local dialect.

This is very similar to words like:
Gotcha ( got you )
Watcha ( watch you )
Catcha ( catch you )

In the dialect where I live it’s very common to use slurs like the above. Also contractions like
Wanna ( want to )
Gonna ( going to )
Seein’ (seeing )
Travelin’ (traveling )

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online video to text results:
1-We’re gonna push on the X ray table here now,
2- We’re going to put it on the X-ray table here now.
3-we’re gonna put you on the x-ray two here now.
4- we’re going to put on the X ray table here now

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I think it’s what I originally said.

“…we’re going to put you on the X-ray tube here now. Just watch your head and sit up here. OK”

I can’t understand what he says just before “we’re”. I don’t think it’s “Gloria” but it might be.

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Thank you so much, NearlyNapping

I have one more qestion:
Which is correct:
1- X-ray tube
2-X-ray table

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I think what he said was X-ray tube. However she sat on the table.

The X-ray tube is part of the X-ray machine. The tube is the thing that generates the X-rays. The machines also has a detector ( sensor ) and a bunch of electronics for processing.

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Thank you so much, NearlyNapping
Thank you so much, Torsten

Excellent!

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What I hear is:
“We’re going to put you on the X ray table here now”.

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Thank you so much, Arinker

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