[KarlInOhio]

The funniest bit was when they used to tell me to close my eyes. You're shooting radiation through my bones, but my eyelids are supposed to stop something?

if it is so safe, why do they stand on the other side of the shielded wall,

once per year for you vs. a dozen times per day for the dentist.

and why do they bother with the lead blanket.

I haven't gotten the blanket recently. I think when they went all electronic that the sensor is more sensitive than the film was so they can use a lower dose.

[Luke21]

I hate going to the dentists and recently consented to my first X-rays in three years. The dental assistant had a little clicker and there was no blanket. Just hurts when the crap jabs into your gums.