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From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin )
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: X-Ray exposures
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Date: Thu, 22-Aug-85 15:54:55 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 22 15:54:55 1985
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Re the shoe-store X-ray machines -- I believe that I have read that
long-term clerks and store owners, who were repeatedly exposed to the
leakage from these machines as they stood at the side while kids got
their feet X-rayed, have suffered a high incidence of ill effects. I
don't think the exposure to the children was too serious, since most
only did it a few times when buying new shoes. (I remember doing it
myself.)

Re X-ray treatments -- I was of the generation that got gratuitous or
excessive X-ray exposure at the doctor's office; I recall getting X-ray
"treatments" of the sinus area when I had a head cold. I don't know if I
got tonsil treatments; I did have a tonsilectomy at a relatively early
age (under 10). What ill effects have been noticed from these X-ray
exposures, and what symptoms should those of us who have been so exposed
look out for? Have there been any class-action suits against X-ray
machine manufacturers or the like over such widespread misuse of the
technology?

Will Martin

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