Originally Posted by
saizai
greentips - Kudos for being an actually informed radiologist willing to comment. (Also, for using the term "/dev/null".)
OP - Tell all medical/radiology regulatory agencies, like greentips said. It's a serious population health violation.
This is what the Amputee Coalition of America (ACA) had to say about it. Now this is an organization that whose mission it is to advocate on behalf of amputees (many of them veterans). Now read what they've written and ask yourself: does this organization think there's anything wrong with subjecting amputees (their members) to x-rays? Because they seem to be happy with more TSA training and more TSA safety messages about CastScope (which say it's safe). The ACA blew this one BIG time and I elected not to donate to them because of this and until they get it right.
"Re-examination of the CastScope X-ray procedure. The ACA has concerns about the amount of radiation to which people are exposed. TSA will increase the frequency of their training and will develop user-friendly information about its safety. TSA and the ACA will partner in disseminating information about this procedure."
http://www.amputee-coalition.org/abs...sp?a=1244&z=34