How can I reduce my exposure to radiation from X-rays?

Consumers play an important role in reducing the radiation risk of medical X-rays. The FDA recommends the following steps.

Please ask your health care professional how to help with x-rays. How does it help to identify errors and determine your treatment? Asking if there are other procedures may be less risky, but you can still do a good assessment or treatment of your condition

Do not reject X-rays. If your medical professional explains why you need medicine, please do not refuse X-rays. The risk of not having the required X-rays is greater than the risk of small radiation

Do not insist on x-ray examination. If your healthcare professional explains that you do not need X-rays, X-rays are not necessary.

Ask if a protective cover can be used. If you or your child is receiving X-rays, ask if you should use a lead apron or other shield.

Ask if you are using a faster (E or F) speed film for X-rays to the dentist. It is about the same cost as regular D speed film and has similar advantages with lower radiation dose. Use of a digital image detector instead of film further reduces radiation dose

Learn about the history of your X-rays. "Keep a list of your video recordings including dental radiographs, just as you can carry a drag list with you when you meet a doctor," Ohlhaber says. When photographing an X - ray photograph, please enter the examination date and card, refer to the doctor and the facility and write the address of the place where the image is saved. Please present your card to your healthcare professional to avoid unnecessary x-ray repetition of the same body part. Please keep the note card for everyone in your house

Risk: X-ray examination exposes the patient to radiation. The amount of radiation exposure varies depending on the type of X-ray (eg brain, lung, abdomen) and the type of X-ray device (eg different model and manufacturer). Since radiation exposure fluctuates, risk also fluctuates. For details of radiation exposure and possible risks, please consult your radiologist or X-ray doctor. X-rays are recorded on film or digitally recorded. A radiologist is a trained physician with X-rays or other imaging examinations that analyzes and interprets your X-ray examination results and sends a report to your doctor. Under circumstances other than emergency, interpretation, reporting, delivery results usually take about one day. For examination results, please consult your family doctor.

X-rays are used to diagnose everything from lung conditions to fractures. It is necessary to take protective measures to eliminate the risk of infertility caused by X-ray exposure, but otherwise the radiation for X-ray diagnosis may result in a decrease in the number of sperm and permanent infertility . As long as the protective lumbar curtain is used during X-ray photography, men do not have to worry about X-rays that degrade fertility. Problems may only occur if the curtain is not in use. Thereafter, radiation may reach the testes, resulting in a decrease in sperm production by more than 1 year. However, this is an exception because it does not occur every time.