Many unlicensed doctors, nurses and medical physicians perform x-rays. Thepeople who are receiving x-rays are also in danger. It was also proven thateven a single x-ray affecting an unborn fetus could greatly increase the risks ofleukemia. In fact, eggs in the ovaries that have been hit by an x-ray couldincrease the risk of having a baby born with a high chance for leukemia. It was also proven that though mammograms were used to help detect tumors, a possible result of cancer, it could actually create a tumor by greatly increasing the risks of cancer.
Many people ask why so many x-rays are being performed if they areso dangerous.
X-ray machines are very expensive and like so many other types of technology, they become obsolete after a year or two. Therefore, some doctors are inclined to give periodic x-rays that cost a prettyhigh amount so that they can be compensated for the cost of the machine and not suffer a loss of profit. Though x-rays can cause so much damage, there is no other alternativeas yet. Until a time comes that society will find some other way to substitute an x-ray, we will have to live with these dangers. The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center have discovered that bone marrow can engender liver cells.