Are there any doctors or medical professionals here?
I want to ask about x-rays. Personally I will avoid them as best I can unless I absolutely must have one to save my life. But I am wondering why medical professionals push them so hard.
I understand that they do give a clear image and this can make a doctors job much easier, and also that there are some doctors that even have investment in certain machines, which makes sense for them to push it even more.
But do they actually believe the stuff they spew about x-rays being safe? I think most of us know better that there is a major risk with each xray.
I even had one doctor recently tell me, that they give off no more radiation then my tv does... Now unless he thinks I own a tube tv from the 50's, hes full of shit, as flat screens give off none.
What bugs me is that, lets say you did get damage from an x-ray that for sake of argument triggered cancer in your body. There would be no way to trace it back to that event, and doctors are basically absolved of the responsibility, and will continue to tell us oh they are safe.
Whats worse is that if you bring up any concern, most, not all, but most doctors will give you condescending attitude for even doubting their almighty word.
What are your opinions?
