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Can radiation therapy patients be around infants afterward?
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Typically, yes: If you received external beam radiation therapy (the most common), there will be no radiation concerns for anyone around you. This technology is very similar to any x-ray you have had in the past. If you had internal radiation (brachytherapy) and the radioactive source has been removed, you will not be emitting any radiation. Ask your radiation oncologist about these details.
Answered 12/9/2012
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