Documentary reveals truth behind HCPs’ radiation exposure, cancer risks [Video]

Ever wonder what would happen if you didn’t wear the lead apron they put on you at the dentist’s office or in the operating room?

What would actually happen to your body? Better yet, even if you wore basic protections, how would your body be impacted by routine exposure to radiation over the years?

These questions may be passing thoughts for us as patients, but they are real concerns for healthcare professionals nationwide.

The effects of prolonged radiation on physicians is the subject of the two-hour, six-part series Scattered Denial: The Occupational Dangers of Radiation, which was released on YouTube late last month. 

The docuseries features David Rizik, MD, the chief scientific officer and director of structural heart and coronary interventions at HonorHealth Research Institute. Rizik also served as executive producer of the series, which will be reformatted as an hour-long documentary airing nationally on PBS in July.

Radiation exposure meets football

For Rizik, who’s an Emmy winner in addition to being a respected interventional cardiologist, long-term radiation exposure …