OK, you're happy with the adequacy of the X-ray. Now, the simple question of interpreting it. You're never sure whether you should have the X-ray facing left or right. You asked this at an international conference once, and were told that you face it to the right for right-sided problems and left for left-sided problems. However you have never been able to find a reference to support this (and everyone started laughing afterwards).

Sadly, you only get it facing one-way on-line, so just give it your best shot.