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Originally Posted by BarchCapper
My wife was hospitalized at two different hospitals for about 12 days recently - infection in her 10-years-ago-replaced knee that ultimately required an emergency temporary replacement.
What surprised me based on my past experiences was that in the ER and hospital room of one hospital and in the room of another hospital, they at various times brought in mobile X-ray units - didn't ask me to leave the room, AND the tech stayed right by the bed as they operated the unit!!!!
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Certainly hope your wife is doing well... similar to you, I spent countless hours at the hospital this year taking care of a family member. It's not easy. Also one of the main reasons I haven't been too active betting this year.
So I actually took a quick look into one of those mobile x-rays units. Apparently... it's shielded really well and safe at a 1.5m.... I'll be honest.... they're likely correct... but my tin foil hat is telling me not to trust their math.
It's interesting stuff... I actually used copper tape and made a open ended faraday cage to shield my wifi unit so I'm not frying myself sitting at my computer. (I used the same copper tape fancy guitars use)
My make shift copper box worked so well... I had to call my internet provider twice already bc they didn't know what was going on and they turned off the signal to my house.
It's the same theory why there's a metal grid on the window of your microwave. They're "safe" but I'm not about to stare into the microwave... while I heat my oatmeal. (it's def not safe - likely will cause a tumor or cancer)