|
||||||||||||||||
Answer to Question #6725 Submitted to "Ask the Experts"Category: Medical and Dental Equipment/Shielding — Equipment The following question was answered by an expert in the appropriate field: Q
Our dental office recently conducted a safety meeting and a question was raised about risks of having a bottled-water cooler placed against the wall in a room adjacent to a room used to take dental x rays. Do we need to relocate the cooler?
A
No, you don't. The x-ray machine only produces radiation when the x-ray tube is energized (very short periods at a time). The x rays do not make the water in your cooler, or anything else, radioactive.
Answer posted on 9 November 2007. The information and material posted on this Web site is intended as general reference information only. Specific facts and circumstances may alter the concepts and applications of materials and information described herein. The information provided is not a substitute for professional advice and should not be relied upon in the absence of such professional advice specific to whatever facts and circumstances are presented in any given situation. Answers are correct at the time they are posted on the Web site. Be advised that over time, some requirements could change, new data could be made available, or Internet links could change. For answers that have been posted for several months or longer, please check the current status of the posted information prior to using the responses for specific applications.
|
||||||||||||||||
| This page last updated 18 December 2009. Ask Question | Search ATE | Site Map | Privacy Statement | Disclaimer | Security Notice | Webmaster | ||||||||||||||||
