Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E. R." Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-11,alt.comp.os.windows-10,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: [OT] = X-rays and medical costs Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2026 19:24:13 +0200 Lines: 59 Message-ID: References: <118cshs$2v7m0$1@dont-email.me> <11930dh$2hl7b$16@dont-email.me> <1198cmt$f7bj$1@dont-email.me> <119ala6$16att$1@dont-email.me> <119bcr5$1er7u$1@dont-email.me> <119bgms$1glpo$5@dont-email.me> <119e2lr$2fsmi$1@dont-email.me> <119e3i8$2ffih$1@dont-email.me> <119el1q$2ndhc$1@dont-email.me> <119g1cm$34jdi$5@dont-email.me> <133vomxfqp.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <119kdnj$oq6h$2@dont-email.me> <119mbig$1fq05$1@dont-email.me> <119tnmv$3vna9$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net DmnIrhq572dhGwITqVydDg4yk6vLSAQW2wDGr3sQkj+sdfr2aV Cancel-Lock: sha1:LON6dzdkPJMoBzZtmfjCzyJERco= sha256:HlXPtBAHjPKwyyYYYPZTpzfVDVVp1YIJH5IgyAzt5s8= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: <119tnmv$3vna9$1@dont-email.me> Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.os.windows-11:35733 alt.comp.os.windows-10:196591 comp.os.linux.advocacy:723250 comp.os.linux.misc:92846 On 2026-10-04 16:26, J. P. Gilliver wrote: > On 2026/10/4 11:31:31, Carlos E. R. wrote: >> On 2026-10-03 02:57, c186282 wrote: >>> On 10/2/26 05:35, Carlos E. R. wrote: >>>> On 2026-10-02 05:22, c186282 wrote: > [] >> >> ... >> >>>>>    As I said, mine ditched the dedicated x-ray rigs quite >>>>>    awhile ago. Now they just jam an e-sensor in yer mouth >>>>>    and the tech aims the best angle with the x-ray "gun". >>>>>    Pull the trigger, 'beep' ! No more lead. >>>> >>>> I assume the "shot" lasts a millisecond, to avoid the effect of >>>> vibration in the hand. >>> >>> >>>   Not sure how wide the radiation cone is >>>   from those devices. Aiming sort-of straight >>>   may be good enough. My GUESS is that the >>>   burst is well under one second. >> >> A hand held device shooting for one second has vibrations, so forget >> high definition. Same as in plain photography. >> >> That's why they used articulated arms to hold them in place. >> >> A handheld must be using shots in the millisecond range. > [] > Yes - same effect as a photographic flashgun. (The thing mu dentist uses > is held in place somehow - articulated arm probably, I've never noticed > - and I hold still. It makes a short noise when the dentist the other > side of the door presses her button, but I think significantly more of a > second than a millisecond. and I still think the thing in black plastic > wrap that she puts in a holder inside my mouth - held in a wire frame > attached to a clamp, that I bite down on - is a piece of film.) I suppose it is a second of preparation, not the actual "shot". > > As for those using electronic sensors: I am sure there _are_ (and they > use) ones specifically designed to detect X-rays, but I would imagine > even ones designed for light would detect X-rays, as X-rays are more > energetic than light; I suppose using sensors designed _only_ for X-rays > avoids the necessity to wrap them in something to keep the light out.-- > J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf > > If, after hearing my songs, just one human being is inspired to say > something nasty to a friend, or perhaps to strike a loved one, it will > all have been worth the while. > - Liner notes, "Songs & More Songs By Tom Lehrer", Rhino Records, 1997. You forgot to add the signature separator. -- Cheers, Carlos E.R. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺.