Radiation Burn Injuries ● X-Ray and Radiation TreatmentRadiation burns are caused by contact with nuclear radiation or ultraviolet light. Over-exposure to X-rays during medical imaging, radiation therapy, strong sunlight, and tanning beds may result in UV radiation burns. Radiation burns resulting from life-saving cancer treatment are a well-known risk of radiation treatment. Medical personnel and researchers are at risk when handling radiation-producing devices such as X-ray machines. Researchers have questioned whether airport security personnel may be at risk of overexposure to radiation through operation of X-ray devices. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/enews/enewsv2n3.html#f Treatment and care of radiation burns is similar to treatment of any other serious burns, and may include pain control, soothing application of creams to the burned tissue, and antibiotic treatment as needed when infection is suspected or observed as a complication. A radiation burn victim, or anyone who suspects that he or she has been harmed by overexposure to radiation, is encouraged to obtain a thorough evaluation by both medical experts and knowledgeable legal advocates. If negligence is a cause of the radiation burn, legal remedies may bring needed relief for the victim and his or her family through compensation for treatment, lost time from work, therapy, and pain and suffering. Burn Injury Online is provided as a source of knowledge and hope for radiation burn victims and their families. The sponsors of this Web site have cultivated working relationships with top internationally renown experts who care and treat burn injury victims and with expert forensic engineers who identify the "root-cause" of the burn producing event. These experts and physicians have trained at the most prestigious academic institutions and are held in high esteem by their peers in the scientific community. Lawyers, medical researchers, and healthcare providers collaborate to pursue medical and legal remedies for radiation burn injury victims. To request an attorney's thoughtful evaluation of an X-ray or radiation treatment radiation burn case, contact us in New York through this Web site. |
