The harm of rays from C-arm X-ray machines to the human body

The C-arm is generally used for radiological interventional surgery, and the small C-arm is also used for bedside radiography. I don’t know whether you are engaged in radiological interventional surgery or something else. Generally speaking, this kind of surgery is definitely very harmful to the human body. Wearing lead clothing can withstand about 50% of the rays, but it will still cause harm to the human body.

As for the damage, it is generally divided into two types. One is the random carcinogenic effect. The X-ray received in a chest X-ray has about one in ten million chances of causing cancer. Specifically, if you The dose received will depend on the length of the surgery.

The other is radiation damage. Prolonged exposure to X-rays can cause the skin to be burned, leading to functional degradation of parts of the body that are still undergoing mitosis. For example, hair loss (usually baldness) and male sperm quantity and quality decrease (such as infertility). It depends on the dose you receive, your physical condition, and your sensitivity to radiation.