Amount of radiation from a dental xray?!
Question: Amount of radiation from a dental xray!?
My friend is a dental assistant!. She claims that since she's doing dental x-rays 5-10 times a day the radiation will affect her in the long run!. I claim it's murlarkey! Doens anyone out there know if it has any short term or long term affects on a person!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
I am a radiological technologist, and I use much higher doses of radiation than that used in dentistry!. I am also required to be in the room, while the exposures are made, for certain exams!. That being said, anybody, who works around radiation, is only at risk if she puts herself at risk!. If your friend is doing her job correctly, her exposure to radiation is very, very small!.
The following website has questions answered by qualified personel who are experts in radiation and it's effects!. It is more directed to the pregnant dental assistant, but the answer has some good info!. By the way, a growing fetus is much more sensitive to radiation than we are:
"QUESTION: I work in a dental office as a dental assistant and I'm pregnant!. I am concerned about radiation and I would like to know how much radiation each dental x ray carries and the amount of radiation that affects the baby!. I try to stay far from the x-ray source but I'm concerned about scatter x rays; how far do I have to stay from the x-ray source!? Also, do you think a lead apron with 0!.3 mm thickness is sufficient to protect my baby from radiation!?
ANSWER: Your concern about your radiation exposure during pregnancy is appropriate and appreciated!. However, there is little cause for worry!. Dental workers are very unlikely to receive much of a measurable occupational dose!. There is an occupational dose limit (50 mSv per year
The following website has questions answered by qualified personel who are experts in radiation and it's effects!. It is more directed to the pregnant dental assistant, but the answer has some good info!. By the way, a growing fetus is much more sensitive to radiation than we are:
"QUESTION: I work in a dental office as a dental assistant and I'm pregnant!. I am concerned about radiation and I would like to know how much radiation each dental x ray carries and the amount of radiation that affects the baby!. I try to stay far from the x-ray source but I'm concerned about scatter x rays; how far do I have to stay from the x-ray source!? Also, do you think a lead apron with 0!.3 mm thickness is sufficient to protect my baby from radiation!?
ANSWER: Your concern about your radiation exposure during pregnancy is appropriate and appreciated!. However, there is little cause for worry!. Dental workers are very unlikely to receive much of a measurable occupational dose!. There is an occupational dose limit (50 mSv per year
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