The following are teaching guidelines regarding radiation therapy except:
A. The therapy is painless
B. To promote safety, the client is assisted by therapy personnel while the machine is in operation
C. The client may communicate all his concerns or needs or discomforts while the machine is operating
D. Safety precautions are necessary only during the time of actual irradiation
Correct Answer: B. To promote safety, the client is assisted by therapy personnel while the machine is in operation
Option B: To promote safety to the personnel, the client will remain alone in the treatment room while the machine is in operation.
Options A and D: There is no residual radioactivity after radiation therapy. Safety precautions are necessary only during the time of actual irradiation. The client may resume normal activities of daily living afterward.
Option C: The client may voice out any concern throughout the treatment because a technologist is just outside the room observing through a window or closed-circuit TV.
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