Medical X-rays are an important diagnostic tool used in various medical specialties.

• Inasmuch as accumulated exposure to medical X-rays is a proven cause of cancer and mutations, with risk proportional to the radiation dose received;
• Inasmuch as dosage from any medical agent which is a proven carcinogen and mutagen, should be measured, recorded and kept as low as technically possible, consistent with obtaining its medical and dental benefit;
• Inasmuch as nuclear workers have their exposures to radiation routinely measured, even though they often accumulate less exposure than non-cancer medical patients;
• THEREFORE, medical and dental patients have the right (a) to know their radiation exposures from X-ray imaging procedures and to possess a reliable does-record, and (b) to know that the medical and dental communities are actively seeking the most effective ways to reduce dosage during X-ray imaging procedures.

I SUPPORT THE PATIENTS' RIGHT TO KNOW

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