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Thanks for all the checking on my behalf. I’m going to keep looking for standards applicable in my area and speak to the doc next time I’m in. It’s not something I’m worried about, but I do want to keep track of it. I’m the only one who is going to know how many x-rays he’s had in a given year, or whatever, so just as a precaution I’m going to track it. Thanks again, Phil – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Suddenly a shot rang out and Zombiie was heard to say in > alt.parenting.solutions: > Suddenly a shot rang out and Noonetwo was heard to say in > alt.parenting.solutions: > > >ello, > > >Our 6.5 month old just had his first x-ray, looking for pnemonia. I had > > >heard that the safe dosage of x-radiation for children differed from > > >that of adults because their cells are still dividing. Oddly, the X-Ray > > >tech didn’t know. Does anyone have any info on US or Canadian safe > > >levels, or a web page on the subject that I could visit? > > >Ph > > You might ask your pediatrition. Sorry I don’t have a web site for you. > The closest thing I could find was: > http://users.worldnetla.net/~cdixit/Pedrad.html > You might also try looking for a medical newsgroup. > I wasn’t satisfied with this answer and I was on the phone with a friend > tonight so I asked her (she’s an x-ray tech at our local hospital). > She told me that yes, children are given lower x-ray levels, but there is > no single standard that all techs are supposed to follow. They use > however many rads that they need, depending on the size of patient, body > part being x-rayed, type of film, etc. There are too many variables to > have a standard amount across the board, but they always use as little as > possible. She also said that a chest x-ray on an infant is about the same > amount of radiation the baby would get by lying in the sun for 15 > minutes. She’s worked with preemies at another hospital and said that > some of them got multiple x-rays each *day*, scanning for pneumonia, with > no measurable build up of radiation. > Of course, one shouldn’t be exposed to x-rays if they don’t need to be, > and as a parent, you have to decide if you feel that any test is > necessary for your child. I can say that when my son had pneumonia at two > months old, I didn’t hesitate to have him x-rayed — waiting until the > symptoms were more diagnosable without one would have been *far* more > risky, IMO. > Hope this helps! > — > Zombiie & "The Boy" (7/16/97) > reply to: pyaray at newsguy dot com
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No, thankfully he’s pneumonia free. He’s got a major cold and an ear infection, however. Today it looks like he’s getting a little better, though, judging by the number of smiles we’ve been able to get out of him. Thanks, Phil – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> >ello, > >Our 6.5 month old just had his first x-ray, looking for pnemonia. I had > >heard that the safe dosage of x-radiation for children differed from > >that of adults because their cells are still dividing. Oddly, the X-Ray > >tech didn’t know. Does anyone have any info on US or Canadian safe > >levels, or a web page on the subject that I could visit? > >Ph > You might ask your pediatrition. Sorry I don’t have a web site for you. > Sorry, Phil. I don’t know of a web site about this particular topic, but I > do know that their bodies have a much more difficult time withstanding the > effects from the radiation because their immune system is still developing. > When my daughter was born, the nurses and dr. observed that they thought she > perhaps broke her collarbone coming down the canal so quickly. They wanted > to do an x-ray. I refused, and just treated her as if she had a bone > fracture (which meant just wrapping it up and not letting her move that arm > alot for the first two weeks). (And I’m not one of those people who > completely mistrust drs. I just don’t believe they always have our best > interests in mind.) I honestly don’t think x-rays are good for babies or > young children until their immune system is stronger. I would seriously have > had second thoughts about an x-ray tech who was unsure about dosage for > children. And pediatricians don’t know everything either. > Was their pneumonia? Is he/she okay now? > — > Annie Razz
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Hello, Our 6.5 month old just had his first x-ray, looking for pnemonia. I had heard that the safe dosage of x-radiation for children differed from that of adults because their cells are still dividing. Oddly, the X-Ray tech didn’t know. Does anyone have any info on US or Canadian safe levels, or a web page on the subject that I could visit? Phil
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>ello, >Our 6.5 month old just had his first x-ray, looking for pnemonia. I had >heard that the safe dosage of x-radiation for children differed from >that of adults because their cells are still dividing. Oddly, the X-Ray >tech didn’t know. Does anyone have any info on US or Canadian safe >levels, or a web page on the subject that I could visit? >Ph
You might ask your pediatrition. Sorry I don’t have a web site for you.
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->ello, >Our 6.5 month old just had his first x-ray, looking for pnemonia. I had >heard that the safe dosage of x-radiation for children differed from >that of adults because their cells are still dividing. Oddly, the X-Ray >tech didn’t know. Does anyone have any info on US or Canadian safe >levels, or a web page on the subject that I could visit? >Ph > You might ask your pediatrition. Sorry I don’t have a web site for you.
Sorry, Phil. I don’t know of a web site about this particular topic, but I do know that their bodies have a much more difficult time withstanding the effects from the radiation because their immune system is still developing. When my daughter was born, the nurses and dr. observed that they thought she perhaps broke her collarbone coming down the canal so quickly. They wanted to do an x-ray. I refused, and just treated her as if she had a bone fracture (which meant just wrapping it up and not letting her move that arm alot for the first two weeks). (And I’m not one of those people who completely mistrust drs. I just don’t believe they always have our best interests in mind.) I honestly don’t think x-rays are good for babies or young children until their immune system is stronger. I would seriously have had second thoughts about an x-ray tech who was unsure about dosage for children. And pediatricians don’t know everything either. Was their pneumonia? Is he/she okay now? — Annie Razz
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