How Dangerous Are X-Rays?

Have you ever gotten an x-ray? How safe are they, and should you be worried about possible negative side effects?

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[rikard.h]

I bought a book today called "X-ray vision for beginners".

I'm having a look through it now.

[Desic]

0:34 "X-rays are waves that have a higher energy than gamma rays...."

This is not true!! X-rays typically have longer wavelengths than gamma-rays. Photon energy is inversely proportional to wavelength. Because x-rays tend to have longer wavelengths, they tend to have lower energy. 

[DeathTheKidIsYummy]

I have never been offered any radiation protection when getting an xray, whether it be within the public or private health system

[orbitONhigh]

Error at :36 Xrays have less energy than gamma rays. Higher frequencies have more energy
 E=hc/λ

[ahmedzogu]

"Never lie to an X-ray technician."

"They can *_see right through you_*."

[poozor]

The term is TECHNOLOGIST! Radiologic Technologists have more education and internship hours than registered nurses. It's insulting to call them a technician.

[UHFStation]

6% chance of causing cancer? That actually seems pretty high. I am scheduled for a chest xray. I was informed that ct scans produce much more radiation, and dental xrays are equal to direct sunlight radiation. But chest xray? I honestly don't know how necessary it is with 6% being the chance of giving myself cancer. I only wanted to know if my acid reflux has done damage in my lungs. Might not be life threatening.

[PaddyMacNasty]

2:45 The picture on the right looks like an MRI, not an x-ray.

[lukeewert]

A regular X-ray scan is fine, say, for broken bones or at the dentist. However, if a doctor wants you to get a CT scan (sometimes called cat scan), see if you can get an MRI instead. CT scans use a lot more radiation than the quick ones for bones or teeth, while MRIs have no radiation at all.

[AdventuringwithTrevor]

She looks a lot better with straight hair

[birdiemcchicken]

You know your pun was bad when Trace is sarcastically laughing at it.

[reenithafrancis]

I've taken x rays 5times does it have any effect

[sion]

I've heard of something called Terahertz radiation that is a good alternative to X-rays, but I have never seen it in hospitals or doctors' office I've ever been to. This makes me wondering if its even used at all by the medical field or if its even safe at all to humans.

[conall]

I had a girlfriend once who was an X-ray technician. Was never going to last, she could see right through me.

[natalieoliver]

Friendly notice Julia, there is no such thing as a radiologic 'technician', we are called radiologic technologists. Technicians are those that actually work on machines, while we are the ones who have gone to intense schooling to understand the machines and how to operate them. ;)

[YUniverseVideos]

That laugh in the background made me laugh. So creative it was, it was like breaking all of the known rules of video production yet marrying different aspects of comedy all at the same time.
I'm sure you guys didn't put as much thought when you thought of adding that bit on 0:03. But like a scientist that stumbled across a magnificent discovery, that bit you guys did worked out brilliantly.
Normally everyone out of the shot is supposed to stay quiet with a few exceptions, of course unless it's comedy, which usually has a laugh track or mention of a live audience, but a laugh man? A single one man laughing?
This changes things in so many levels.
Usually when a joke sucks you have your classic crickets, or sometimes to add insult to injury, they literally add insults(some "anonymous" heckler) but no, this time, out of the blue, there is a laugh man: A single one man(sounds like trace which takes away the anonymity of a heckler) live audience, out of screen, anti-heckler, plowing through what could've been an awkward silence with disengaged crickets in the background chirping the temperature or calling for sex with instead a very engaged laugh.

This bit was, as I like my steak, well done.

I hope you guys stumble across other great discoveries.
Who am I talking to here? Discovery news, of course you guys will!

Now that I've finished expressing this thought, I'm going to resume this video from 0:04, as I came here because I was legitimately curious of the dangers of x-rays.

[SyntheticNocturne]

A couple of years ago I had to have pretty extensive surgery on my front teeth which I broke when I was very very young. This meant that for about a year I had to get regular exrays. every month or two

[technolyze]

We're called Xray Technologist, we haven't officially been called technicians since the sixties.

[SayBinidus]

Is it ironic that I'm watching this video in a hospital while waiting to get an x-ray?

[joes]

The thumbnail scared me. I thought she made her hair curly again.