How harmful is X-ray to human body? How long can I use the next X-ray again?

X-ray was discovered by Roentgen, a great German physicist, in 1895, and it was soon used to diagnose human diseases, which cured many diseases that were difficult to diagnose in the past, thus saving many lives, making great contributions to mankind and winning the Nobel Prize.

X-ray examination belongs to low-dose radiation examination and is safe. People generally mistakenly believe that radiation can kill cancer cells and damage normal tissues, and too much radiation can lead to leukemia or other diseases. This is a misunderstanding caused by ignorance of X-ray examination. The radiation dose of general X-ray examination is only a few thousandths of that of cancer radiotherapy, and it will not damage tissues and cells. Even if there are some effects, human cells can repair themselves, because the human body has tolerance and resistance to radiation. The human body's tolerance and resistance to radiation vary with everyone's physique and health. What's more, human cells themselves are constantly metabolized every day. Take the chest X-ray examination as an example, the dose of one irradiation is about 0.02 rad, which is equivalent to the amount of radiation a person gets from his diet in one year. Accordingly, X-ray examination is safe.

How to reduce the harm of X-rays to human body?

Patients need not worry when they need to be examined because of their illness, because X-ray examination is generally harmless. If the patient's conditions permit, drinking a glass of orange juice or taking some vitamin C or drinking a glass of milk before receiving low-dose X-ray photography can prevent calcium loss, enhance the body's immunity and enhance the resistance to radiation. At the same time, our staff will take necessary protection for your baby during the examination. First, the shielding plate of the X-ray machine will be reduced to reduce the exposure field, so that unnecessary inspection parts can avoid radiation exposure as much as possible; Secondly, the parts sensitive to X-rays (such as gonads) should be covered with lead rubber to reduce the damage of X-rays to the baby's body to the minimum safety limit.