• Question: Are there any long term effects for working with radiation constantly? If so do you protect yourself in any way?

    Asked by alses002 to Mike, Pip, Tianfu, Tim, Tom on 26 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Tom Lister

      Tom Lister answered on 26 Jun 2012:

      I work with what is considered ‘non-ionising’ radiation, for which there are very few risks. I wear goggles to protect my eyes from bright flashes of light. Some of my colleagues work with x-rays and sometimes have to wear lead aprons, but often they can do things from another room.

    • Photo: Tianfu Yao

      Tianfu Yao answered on 26 Jun 2012:

      Yes, people working with laser need to be protected. And the most dangerious part is eyes. So goggles are necessary. When the laser’output is even higher, it is easier for body to be hurt as well. That’s the reason why the laser with power output above 250 W are required to be covered.

    • Photo: Tim Stephens

      Tim Stephens answered on 26 Jun 2012:

      Laser radiation can cause mostly eye damage, or burns to the skin if it’ very powerful. If you’re talking about other types of radiation like X-rays or Gamma rays that are used for things like medical imaging, then you need to control the amount of exposure that you get and use lots of lead shielding.

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