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Importance of Radiation Protection

Importance of Radiation Protection. In our life, we definitely need CT scans, x-rays and the MRI one or the other day. However, too much exposure to radiation can be extremely dangerous to your health.

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Importance of Radiation Protection

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  1. Importance of Radiation Protection

  2. In our life, we definitely need CT scans, x-rays and the MRI one or the other day. However, too much exposure to radiation can be extremely dangerous to your health. It is because of these reasons that there is such a high demand for radiation shielding in modern times.

  3. Importance of Radiation Protection • There are numerous instances in everyday life where radiation shielding is important. From medical and defense to industrial sectors, there is an application for radiation shielding. • If an individual working near a source of radiation is not protected by radiation shielding then there is the potential to cause damage to the body.

  4. If an individual is regularly exposed to high levels of radiation they will have a significant increased likelihood of facing tumors and cancer. • There is also the potential for problems such as radiation sickness and skin burns. • Radiation sickness is also referred to as radiation poisoning and is known to cause the following symptoms: nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, weakness, fatigue, exhaustion, fainting, dehydration, inflammation of exposed areas 

  5. Radiation protection is very important to avoid health hazards. • To ensure that people working around radiation scattering equipment do not suffer from any radiation related health issues, the equipment is shielded with different forms of lead as lead blocks radiation.

  6. Medi-Ray™ manufactures different types of products like lead plates, lead bricks, sheet lead, lead containers etc. to address all your radiation shielding needs. Contact Medi-Ray™ for more information

  7. Contact Us: Medi-RayTM, Inc. Address: 150 Marbledale Road, Tuckahoe, New York, 10707 Tel: ​877-898-3003, ​914-979-2740 Fax: 914-337-4620 E-Mail: sales@mediray.com www.mediray.com

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