We get our X-rays sort of under the table (so to speak) from a clinic where a friend of a friend is the director of radiology. (Convenient, that.) She didn't seem at all concerned about the insurance implications or whatever. The techs are always very helpful and interested (pecan brownies help here), but I do typically need to bring in my stuff after hours so as not to interfere with patient bookings.
We've even gotten some CT scans of instruments - fabulous for showing the exact positions and shapes of braces, the shape of the lute back, and other cool stuff. CT scans do have some shadowing issues with metal pieces - the shaft always looks like the sun's corona during an eclipse, and other metal parts give weird effects, but it's more a matter of interpretation than of harming the machine. It may be that the guy had just been razzed by an insurance inspector or something and didn't want to deal with the hassle. Alden > Thanks everyone, > > I figured that a HG couldn't possibly harm an X-ray machine. I don't > know why the fellow told me what he did, especially as he was > generally very helpful and friendly. I found his response strange, > but figured he must know something I didn't > > -Arle >
