In medical fields, the x-rays are very useful to detect some health problems in patients
. You will find that these rays can spot lungs and heart problems, tumors and broken bones. You will find that the radiation of the x-rays is not enough to endanger you and your patients. But you should pay attention to some precautions s that you will be able to do the x-rays test safely especially if your patients are in their reproductive age.
In order to do the safe x-rays test, there are some things that you should do. You will find that the things are not hard to do. The things that you should do for the x-rays test will be mentioned in the following.
1. You should ask your patient to take off their clothes and put on a special gown for the examination. You must also ask your patient to remove all jewelries and other accessories since those things can obscure the image.
2. You should ask your patient about pregnancy. Make sure that she has a chance of pregnant or not. This is because the x-rays can endanger the genetic material. These can also cause the birth defects. Thus, if your patient is pregnant, the x-rays test cannot be done unless it is very important to do.
3. You should use a lead apron to cover your patient's body. This is a must for the person that is in a room for x-rays test to wear lead apron. This will reduce the radiation dose to the organs related to one's reproductive.
4. You should bring the patient to the room where the x-rays test will be done. You should place him/her in between the film or the recorder and the camera. Tell him/her that he/she must stay still during the process.
5. After the test is finished, you should ask the patient to leave the room. Then, you can get the image form the test that you have done. In this case, you may take another test if you think it is needed to take additional image.
6. Last, you should bring the image to the radiologist to be analyzed. You will get the result in a certain time.