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From: geb@cadre.ARPA (Gordon E. Banks)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: The topics that were requested...
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Date: Sat, 17-Aug-85 11:45:45 EDT
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In article <319@kitty.UUCP> larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) writes:
>
>	Anyone remember the unregulated x-ray machines that shoe stores used
>as a fad in the 40's and 50's?  I used to look forward to getting shoes as a
>kid so I could watch my bones wiggle...  I shudder to think how many REM's
>those suckers gave to unsuspecting people.
>

Chiropractors also represent a source of unnecessary x-rays.  Many
chiropractors do full spine xrays (some even full body xrays)
purporting to show the patient the areas of "subluxation".  Of
course the patient is too ignorant of radiology to question what
the chiropractor points out as areas of abnormality.  X ray
machines really don't belong in chiropractor's offices.  Very
few M.D.s have x-ray machines in the office due to the necessity
to have good calibration to avoid excess exposure.  (Dental x-rays
are an exception, but they aren't nearly as dangerous if miscalibration
does occur.)  I would advise people not to let a chiropractor x-ray them.