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| 467.1 | | HYDRA::ECKERT | Jerry Eckert | Thu Jul 06 1989 15:41 | 11 |
| 467.2 | Would written reports help? | LEDS::CUDDY | Kathy Cuddy | Thu Jul 06 1989 17:29 | 19 |
| 467.4 | | HOO78C::ANDERSON | All_in_one. � Jamie Anderson | Thu Jul 13 1989 04:57 | 7 |
| 467.5 | how safe are X-rays? | CSC32::KING | | Thu Jan 30 1997 16:21 | 12 |
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Although my question isn't the topic of this note, it's the closest
X-Ray note I could find. Anyway, does anyone have some guidelines
for what is a safe level of getting X-rays. For some of my chronic
problems I've had lots of x-rays and lots of CT scans and now they
want to do an angiogram, which means more x-rays. Besides at the
dentist, I'm starting to wonder if these are doing more harm then
good. Is there a certain amount per year that a person can tolerate,
or does the effect stay with you over a lifetime. It seems if X-ray
techs are so careful to stay shielded, we should be too. Thanks.
Pete
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| 467.6 | film requires more x-ray intensity than electronic targets | UNIFIX::FRENCH | Bill French 381-1859 | Thu Jan 30 1997 16:28 | 8 |
| It is much safer if the xray is beamed onto an electronic sensor than
onto film. For instance, in a CAT scan, the level of radioactivity
is much lower than if a sheet of film has to be exposed.
If you need an angiogram, the need probably far outweighs the risk
from x-ray exposure.
Bill
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| 467.7 | | IJSAPL::ANDERSON | Like to help me avoid an ulcer? | Fri Jan 31 1997 06:01 | 15 |
| The last time I saw my X-ray file it was about 9 inches thick. This is
coupled with dozens of continuous scans, where the X-ray machine runs
all the time whilst they run catheters into various veins and arteries.
I asked and was told that the amount of extra radiation that I would
receive in one X-ray exposure was roughly the equivalent of flying the
Atlantic at 30,000 feet.
Since air crew do this on a daily basis and are not dropping like flies
from radiation poisoning, I stopped worrying.
The present day X-ray machines and scanners use only a fraction of the
power that the ones from the 50s and 60s used.
Jamie.
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| 467.8 | 1/week for me ... | HAZMAT::WEIER | | Thu Feb 06 1997 18:00 | 5 |
| When I recently broke my thumb, and needed a 3rd x-ray in as many
weeks, the Dr said not to worry at all because I was still *WAY* under
any limit of "tolerable" amounts.
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