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From: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: X-Ray exposures
Message-ID: <686@psivax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 28-Aug-85 12:40:47 EDT
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Posted: Wed Aug 28 12:40:47 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 2-Sep-85 03:27:21 EDT
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Reply-To: friesen@psivax.UUCP (Stanley Friesen)
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Organization: Pacesetter Systems Inc., Sylmar, CA
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In article <895@brl-tgr.ARPA> wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) writes:
>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.)
>
	Hmm, and despite these results there a re *still* many X-ray
technicians who refuse to wear lead aprons or leave the room during
operation of the machine! Maybe they aught to be shown some of these
people.
-- 

				Sarima (Stanley Friesen)

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