How do you protect yourself from x rays?

Answer 1

In everyday life, there is no need to take special precautions against x-rays.

If you are getting a dental x-ray be sure to wear the apron shield that the dental technician will give you. Even though it is called a "lead apron," it is loaded with tin to block x-rays.

If you doctor suggests that you have a medical x-ray and you have had the same area x-rayed in the recent past, tell the doctor and help her determine whether the older x-ray will provide the information needed.

If you are working with an x-ray producing machine, follow the established protective procedures, avoid shortcuts, and maximize your distance from the x-ray machine when it is emitting x-rays. Use shielding (usually lead, tin or plastic) and work practices as specified by your radiation safety officer.

In general, if you work with a source of x-rays, minimize your time of exposure, maximized your distance from the x-ray source, use appropriate shielding

Answer 2

The Radiation Safety Mantra is "Time, Distance, and Shielding"

• Place shielding between the x-ray source and people
• Arrange the area to keep people as far as reasonable possible from an unshielded or partially shielded x-ray source.
• Manage the activity to reduce the time of x-ray exposure to a minimum.

To the three elements of the Radiation Safety Mantra add:

• training - so people will understand the hazard and how to protect themselves
• exposure monitoring - so that exposures otherwise overlooked will be noted and corrected
• testing - to see that shielding is still as effective as it was in the past.
• exclusion - only those who have been trained and are being monitored are permitted in the area where exposure might occur

Answer 3

that if you are a woman, your adomen is proteted by a shield because your ovaries can be damaged by scattering radation.