Originally Posted by
Popperian
- Even if they have got the dosage sooo low, like, let's figure the maximum best case of a single x-ray particle per like 1 square millimeter of your body, they are still doing it to your whole body. The images I've seen indicate the dosage is probably a lot higher than this? 100,000 x-ray particles per square MM? (This is a total guess) ... a lot of the x-rays are going to be absorbed, and they need them to bounce off the molecules in your body to get an image.
I had a really spirited discussion with my dentist (well as spirited as I could be while having my teeth cleaned) recently about the NoS. Her comment: "I wouldn't go near those things. Our x-ray machines are calibrated every 6 months and I know the exact amount of radiation given off every time we use it."
It's not the dosage I get from one scan that concerns me. I'm sure it's low enough to not make me turn green or sprout a third eye. What concerns me is the cumulative effect of being scanned 100, 200, 300+ times a year over many years. I fly about 150 flights a year. Over a 5 year period, I could get scanned 1,500 times. That much extra x-ray radiation can't be good.
I have a family member who worked in regulatory compliance for a major company that made CT scanners. His stories about their products scare the living hell out of me.