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Radiation protection of patients
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<p><a href="/facts/Patient/b0SWyyVD">Patients</a> are exposed to <a href="/facts/Ionizing_radiation/vw0d9GaT">ionizing radiation</a> when they undergo <a href="/facts/Medical_radiography/ab1bvq3q">diagnostic examinations using x-rays</a> or <a href="/facts/Radiopharmaceuticals/x3g6zbB6">radiopharmaceuticals</a>. Radiation emitted by radioisotopes or radiation generators is utilized in therapy for cancer or benign lesions and also in interventional procedures using <a href="/facts/Fluoroscopy/ySerh62e">fluoroscopy</a>. </p>