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[–] 1 point 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (6 children)

Pregnant women should avoid people that got a x-ray recently but dogs can have x-ray during pregnancy?

(edit) wrong apparently, I don't even know where I got this from

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    People and dogs who have been recently x-rayed are not a danger to others. They don't suddenly start giving off radiation themselves (above background levels).

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago

    A friend had a radio isotope cancer treatment. He also built a geiger counter (for his own amusement). It was quite scary how much he set the thing off getting close to it!

    Instructions were to not sleep in the same bed as anyone else for 2 nights, and limit closeness to people or pets for the same period.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago*

    I think you might be confusing it with midly radioactive injections. My gf was given one to study how well her lyph nodes function and distribute the liquid. She was tol not to hang around pregnant people too long.

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