Al-Ahsa Hospital
Director of the Department of Radiology and Applied Services in Al-Ahsa Health Dr. Qasim Al-Alwan assured to «Today» that the potential damages of the radiation in Al-Ahsa Hospital are very minimal and the radiation doses for diagnostic radiological examinations are very limited and their potential effects are weak, indicating that there is no need for fear and panic from the risks of radiation on patients and their companions Visitors to health facilities in the governorate, stressing that the amount of radiation coming out of the radiation devices is negligible, the circumference of which does not exceed a few meters from the source of the radiation and the exposure doses within the permissible limits globally, and that safety and safety factors are available in the radiation departments, in addition to ml Rooms found Harmonization of the radiological diagnostic devices as all the walls, doors and windows contain a layer of lead or equivalent material to prevent radiation leakage.
a little while
Indicating that a person should not be exposed to more than 1 mSv of radiation throughout the year, and the patient''s reassurance reassured that the quantities of rays that may have an effect on the patient in the long run means that he has been exposed to rays from 20 to 30 times focused on one member From his body in a short period, but otherwise it can not have an impact, to distinguish the modern radiation devices from the safety and the percentage of radiation doses that they release very little, in addition to taking into account the radiation departments in Al-Ahsa hospitals all the necessary precautions that reduce the exposure to radiation, which among them Hide sensitive areas, whether the thyroid gland, or region Members of reproductive status of lead material to prevent exposure to radiation.
Global doses
He pointed to the guidance of the level of internationally recommended doses internationally, noting that there are modern monitoring devices to measure the radiation rate, in addition to the continuous periodic examination of radiographic imaging devices to ensure the exit of the specified amount of radiation, knowing that there are no limits to medical exposure to radiation because saving the patient’s life and treatment Of disease is much more important than possible damage by a very small percentage.
training programs
He added that at the level of worker protection from those devices, custom clothing is worn, periodic monitoring and a commitment to periodic inspection of protective clothing to ensure their efficiency and effectiveness, as well as providing training programs to raise awareness among workers in this field, explaining that everywhere there is a radiation ratio but it is not harmful or Dangerous.
