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As the radiations are very highly energetic, the risk factors for the radiotherapists can be taken care of by handling the equipments in the prescribed manner. However today the radiotherapy has... |
As the radiations are very highly energetic, the risk factors for the radiotherapists can be taken care of by handling the equipments in the prescribed manner. However today the radiotherapy has progressed greatly and therefore a lot of advancement in the procedure of the radiotherapy has occurred. Even though with all this advancement, some risk factors for radiotherapists are still there.
The radiations are very much energetic and therefore they can damage the cells in the body.
During the external radiotherapy, the risk factors for the radiotherapists lies radiations that are focused on the body of the patient. These radiations may deflect in the room in which this procedure is carried out. Even though the radiation therapist is not present in the radiation room, during the radiation therapy, these radiations strike the other things in the room. These things may absorb them and then emit them later. Therefore, other things in the radiation room also emit some amount of radiation. These too, ad up to the risk factors for radiotherapists.
Moreover than this, in some of the external radiation therapies as for skin treatments, they have to perform the treatment with the devices, which they have to hold by hand.
Risk factors for radiotherapists are much more in these types of treatments. The radiation beam may fall on some parts of their body. If they are reflected then there are chances that they may enter their eyes in some amount.
On the other hand, in the internal radiotherapy there is the use of a substance, which is radioactive. These substances are put in the body of the patient. This is done by dissolving them in water or some other solvent, or they have to be inserted in the body. During both these procedures, the radiotherapist is exposed to the radiations because of handling these substances. However, these emit the radiation in very low amount and they do not harm the people, who are exposed to them just once. However, they are risk factors for radiotherapists, as; the radiotherapists have to work with them throughout their career.
In addition to the radiations, the risk factors for the radiotherapists also include the other physical and mental stresses. They have to do almost of their duties by standing and moving about in the clinic. Therefore, they may face the problems with the legs. The mental stress that they have to encounter due to so many responsibilities is also great. Therefore, they also feel mental fatigue and other similar things.