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 Good cameras don't need redundantly safe over-engineered preventative measures against emitting harmful radiation. Today is not the day to find out why yours have so many 
 ok, to be clear we are talking about radiographs.  not cameras 
 Same thing 
 they are simiilar but no, that is incorrect.  they are not the same.  cameras are for photographs.  Radiographs aren't the same. you are reaching here if you think they are.  I have never once heard of a medical radiography device be referred to as a camera.  

there is an important distinction between a visible light source that a camera uses and the ionising radiation made by an x-ray tube 
 The first camera made heliographs

The important distinction is that your camera can make a cell rebellious ser 
 what are you talking about.  why do you keep changing the topic.  we were talking about medical radiographs 
 Your medical radiograph can cause cancer