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Wait… why aren’t X-ray techs shielding patients anymore? 👀 Recent medical research shows that routine patient radiation shielding (such as lead aprons or gonad shields) during X-rays is unnecessary and often counterproductive. Major organizations like the American Association of Physicists in Medicine now recommend discontinuing patient shielding because modern X-ray equipment delivers much lower doses, and shields can block crucial anatomy or trick imaging systems into increasing radiation. ‼️ Send this to someone who needs to hear this before their next X-ray. 🩻 ☢️ #xray #radiology #radiologictechnologists #xraytech #radiograher