I work in a medical office and want to x-ray my head.

shannonbrown0421
shannonbrown0421 Posts: 47 Member
edited November 18 in Chit-Chat
I just think it would be a cool thing to frame and hang on my wall. I work for two doctors - one says go for it the other says I'm crazy lol

Should I?
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  • DirrtyH
    DirrtyH Posts: 664 Member
    Um...
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  • _incogNEATo_
    _incogNEATo_ Posts: 4,537 Member
    Be careful, you might not like the results. (I'm guessing from this post, you more than likely won't)
  • BrendanDunn
    BrendanDunn Posts: 3,225 Member
    asflatasapancake wrote: »
    You want to X-ray your head for no reason? Nothing strange about that. Go for it!

    thumbs-up.gif

  • CoffeeNBooze
    CoffeeNBooze Posts: 966 Member
    Sure, why not
  • determined_ella
    determined_ella Posts: 4,354 Member
    Haha strangely enough I have done this! Although I had an x-ray to check for fractures ( someone decided to throw a brick at my head lol ) so I framed it! It hung there for 4 years... until a lovely person decided to burgle me : ( took the tv and electricals etc and my damn xray! 0_o so now an unknown person has a picture of my skull.... still makes me uneasy lol :joy: so yeah you should so do it! It's like the ghost rider... just don't freak out with how it looks lol
  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    I wouldn't but that's just me.
  • myfitnesspalacios
    myfitnesspalacios Posts: 55 Member
    MRI in color. Way cooler.
  • shannonbrown0421
    shannonbrown0421 Posts: 47 Member
    I wanted to keep my earrings on too and make it this beautiful skull conversation piece! haha I think I will take the risk and go for it...why not
  • shannonbrown0421
    shannonbrown0421 Posts: 47 Member
    determined_ella wrote: »
    Haha strangely enough I have done this! Although I had an x-ray to check for fractures ( someone decided to throw a brick at my head lol ) so I framed it! It hung there for 4 years... until a lovely person decided to burgle me : ( took the tv and electricals etc and my damn xray! 0_o so now an unknown person has a picture of my skull.... still makes me uneasy lol :joy: so yeah you should so do it! It's like the ghost rider... just don't freak out with how it looks lol

    Aww how sad!

  • GreenIceFloes
    GreenIceFloes Posts: 1,491 Member
    myfitnesspalacios wrote: »
    MRI in color. Way cooler.

    I was going to say that.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    As someone who works with medical X-rays, no. You don't need that kind of unnecessary exposure.
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Da *kitten*? :noway:
  • shannonbrown0421
    shannonbrown0421 Posts: 47 Member
    GreenIceFloes wrote: »
    myfitnesspalacios wrote: »
    MRI in color. Way cooler.

    I was going to say that.

    I would if we had one :open_mouth:

  • FitForL1fe
    FitForL1fe Posts: 1,872 Member
    unnecessary radiation sounds worth
  • REiiGN15
    REiiGN15 Posts: 12 Member
    What doesn't kill you, gives you cancer...cancer will kill you. Have fun.
  • FitForL1fe
    FitForL1fe Posts: 1,872 Member
    edited May 2015
    natural selection at its finest
  • lookin4gains
    lookin4gains Posts: 1,761 Member
    As an xray tech I can tell you that you get about the same amount of radiation eating bananas, sleeping next to someone for 3 nights, or standing in the sun for 10 minutes. The dose is super low with normal xrays. It's no big deal. Now if you go with a CT of your head and do a 3D reconstruction your looking at about the equivalent of around 355 normal xrays. It's a super high dose concentrated. But still ok. And they look awesome. Lol. Only time we worry about doses is when patients have multiple CTs within a couple days. You'll start to see redness on the skin which is essentially burns (SED). We as techs do silly shots all the time. Especially on night shift. >:)
  • thankyou4thevenom
    thankyou4thevenom Posts: 1,581 Member
    If I was having one done I'd keep a copy but I'm not sure is go for one.
  • vadersaysno
    vadersaysno Posts: 1,965 Member
    I just read something about exposure...
  • shannonbrown0421
    shannonbrown0421 Posts: 47 Member
    I do x-rays here at the office and the doctor has always told patients that a set of x-rays is equal to smoking half of a cigarette as far as any damage goes, can't be that bad!
  • vadersaysno
    vadersaysno Posts: 1,965 Member
    shannonbrown0421 wrote: »
    I do x-rays here at the office and the doctor has always told patients that a set of x-rays is equal to smoking half of a cigarette as far as any damage goes, can't be that bad!

    depends which half of the cigarette. jk
  • shannonbrown0421
    shannonbrown0421 Posts: 47 Member
    vadersaysno wrote: »
    shannonbrown0421 wrote: »
    I do x-rays here at the office and the doctor has always told patients that a set of x-rays is equal to smoking half of a cigarette as far as any damage goes, can't be that bad!

    depends which half of the cigarette. jk

    lol the good part
  • 1shauna1
    1shauna1 Posts: 993 Member
    I think it would be cool....but then why do they put that heavy lead shirt on you at the dentist when you're getting an x-ray of your teeth, if the radiation is not that high?
  • GreenIceFloes
    GreenIceFloes Posts: 1,491 Member
    shannonbrown0421 wrote: »
    I do x-rays here at the office and the doctor has always told patients that a set of x-rays is equal to smoking half of a cigarette as far as any damage goes, can't be that bad!

    Which means I used to get about 40 sets of X-rays every day not too many years ago. That would've been a completely new perspective for younger me. :confused:
  • shannonbrown0421
    shannonbrown0421 Posts: 47 Member
    1shauna1 wrote: »
    I think it would be cool....but then why do they put that heavy lead shirt on you at the dentist when you're getting an x-ray of your teeth, if the radiation is not that high?

    Here at our office we offer the lead vest mostly for young people who are fertile? I don't know, 98% of patients never use one when asked.

  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    MilicaX wrote: »
    My dad works with x-rays to investigate metal and welded objects and I went with him one day for his work and he used the x-ray on a metal object but told me to stay behind him and the device because of the radiation.. I don't know the difference between the medical and industrial x-ray stuff but I wouldn't risk doing that if I were you :o

    Is your dad made out of lead?
  • vadersaysno
    vadersaysno Posts: 1,965 Member
    good to know that my sperm count should be high.....oh wait- you said YOUNG people...
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    lookin4gains wrote: »
    As an xray tech I can tell you that you get about the same amount of radiation eating bananas, sleeping next to someone for 3 nights, or standing in the sun for 10 minutes. The dose is super low with normal xrays. It's no big deal. Now if you go with a CT of your head and do a 3D reconstruction your looking at about the equivalent of around 355 normal xrays. It's a super high dose concentrated. But still ok. And they look awesome. Lol. Only time we worry about doses is when patients have multiple CTs within a couple days. You'll start to see redness on the skin which is essentially burns (SED). We as techs do silly shots all the time. Especially on night shift. >:)

    You're right that the dose isn't that high. My company (and the FDA) are very scrupulous about extra exposure and do all that we can to follow ALARA. Including avoiding any intentional exposure.
  • lookin4gains
    lookin4gains Posts: 1,761 Member
    1shauna1 wrote: »
    I think it would be cool....but then why do they put that heavy lead shirt on you at the dentist when you're getting an x-ray of your teeth, if the radiation is not that high?

    Dental xrays are used have an extremely low KVP usage so it gets absorbed easily. I'm not going to give a physics lecture here, but regular xrays are not harmful. You receive the equivalent to a regular xray from your daily activities. Now I follow ALARA as well, and if OSHA is concerned we never radiate for no reason. Lol. I know regulations and laws, but you can't sit here and tell me that one skull shot is going to affect this woman in any way.
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