[CLTann]

Please allow me to use this thread to talk about the hidden dangers of radiation. Of course, for many patients, there is no choice but to use it as a fighting tool. Although all medical personnels recognize the danger of cumulative radiation and all doctors know there is a finite quantity of radiation every person can tolerate for the lifetime, there is NO one adding up what you and I have been exposed. No one keeps track on how much you already used up the limit. They only warn you that you should limit your exposure but they kept ordering x ray, mammo, bone scan, cat scan, pet scan, radioactive dye, etc, etc, etc. Many patients die from the radiation overdose and did not know what killed them. Industrial labs and plants using radiation (nuclear reactor, for instance) require workers to wear badges that record the measurable radiation, on a cumulative basis. It is time the patients should have these cheap devices too.