Question
An eight-month-old baby has experienced three episodes of intussusception at nine and fourteen months old, all treated through air enema under X-ray exposure. The duration of X-ray exposure during these treatments was longer, and two additional X-ray examinations were required post-treatment to confirm bowel patency. Parents are concerned about the potential harm of such X-ray exposure to the baby.
Answer
X-rays indeed have a certain destructive effect on biological cells, and the human body will produce certain physiological responses when exposed to X-rays. Overexposure may lead to tissue damage, affect physiological functions, and even threaten life. However, appropriate radiation doses do not pose a health risk to humans. The X-ray and photographic doses used by medical personnel during examinations are extremely small and within the safe dose range. Today’s X-ray examinations use significantly reduced radiation doses, even with multiple examinations, they do not…