How Dangerous Are X-Rays?

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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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The Electromagnetic Spectrum
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/...
"The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is the range of all types of EM radiation."

The Centenary of Radiology
http://jpma.org.pk/full_article_text....
"The discovery of x-rays in 1895 and radioactivity in 1896, initiated an era of most extensive and intensive research in the history of human civilization into the nature of matter and energy and the interactions between them."

Early victims of X-rays: a tribute and current perception
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...
"X-rays were discovered in 1895 and since then much has been written about Wilhelm Roentgen and the events surrounding the discovery. However, there have been only scattered references in the literature about the early workers who dedicated their life, and death, to X-rays."
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