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Is there a lot of radiation in spinal x-ray? if get mri, can this cause more damage than good as in misleading results causing worry for no reason?
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Not a lot: Not a lot of radiation in most xrays.Not all people with back pain need xrays or MRIs do get evaluated
Answered 2/10/2019
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