DR is a kind of X-ray. x-rays are harmful to the human body. Generally, children without very serious medical conditions are not recommended to be irradiated with DR. However, only occasional DR filming is actually not harmful to the child's health and will not cause harm to the child. So if it's just a single shot, parents don't have to worry too much, it won't be harmful to the child.
Although DR is a kind of X-ray, the technology of DR is digital imaging technology, and even if it produces radiation in the examination process, the amount of radiation is very small. Some people believe that DR radiation will lead to an increase in the chances of cancer, but in fact there is no scientific evidence, parents do not have to be alarmist, listen to the doctor's advice is more important.
The amount of radiation from DR is much lower than that from CT. In general, the amount of radiation from a CT examination is less than the amount of radiation from watching an hour of TV every day for a year. Therefore, in daily life, radiation is also everywhere, want to reduce the chances of being exposed to radiation, to start from daily life.