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Can a person who is receiving radiation treatment hold an infant?

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Dr. Richard Pollard answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

See below: Unless the radiation is delivered by implanted seeds, most people receiving external beam radiation are not going to place a child at risk. Check with your doctors to see which type of radiation that you are receiving.

Dr Ferguson and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 4/24/2015

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