To what extent is X-ray protection required?
必要以上に受けないことが望ましいです。
While X-ray diagnostics are indispensable in modern medicine, it is generally accepted that radiation exposure to healthcare workers should be kept as low as reasonably achievable.
The physical effects of radiation include hair loss, leukopenia, cataracts, leukemia, and cancer. These
effects are generally associated with exposure levels exceeding 200 mV. While exposure from a chest X-ray is approximately 0.05 mV, reports have emerged of skin damage in patients resulting from prolonged fluoroscopy or multiple imaging sessions, due to advances in equipment and techniques such as interventional radiology (IVR).
Furthermore, given this situation, radiation exposure to the surgeon is also on the rise; therefore, it is important to take adequate precautions regarding X-ray protection during surgery to prevent unnecessary exposure.
There are many products available to protect hands—which are closest to the X-ray source—and the lens of the eye, which is highly sensitive to X-rays, so we recommend that you make use of them.
