X-ray dosage

The JSB machine uses approximately 25% of the X-ray dose of one conventional chest X-ray to create the full spine image. Dosage is quite a sensitive matter and the primary reason why pregnant women and children are only X-rayed under strict conditions. With the JSB machine the danger of an overdose is taken away and both children and pregnant women could be X-rayed without concern. CT scanners are the worst when X-ray dose is taken into account. Its dose is exponentially higher than the JSB scanner.