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I needed an xray of my spine and ribs and they couldn't get the right angle/image and took like 10 tries. was i exposed to a lot of radiation?
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No: You can take 1500 x-rays safely in ur life time.
Answered 4/12/2013
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Find out : Check with the facility that took the xrays-get an accurate response to how many xrays were taken.
Answered 4/12/2013
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Not really: X-rays typically do not expose patients to dangerous levels of radiation, even w/ multiple attempts. I would not be concerned at this point.
Answered 5/5/2015
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