welding after rad treatments

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I will be starting on rad treatments before long,and I wonder if it will be ok to occasionally do some welding when I feel like it,dunno? I am just putting this out there as a question....Drink a Guinness Draught....Millermatic 140Do you still rememberDecember's foggy freeze --when the ice thatclings on to your beard isscreaming agony.
Reply:I don't know why it wouldn't be OK to weld some. As long as your feeling well enough to do and keep out of the fumes you should be just fine. If you want a definite answer though, just ask your doctor.
Reply:Depends upon the type of cancer the rad is for. For skin cancers it would be no. Long shirts, spf200  would be required on any exposed skin if you have skin cancer. But as advised above ask the doctors they will know.
Reply:Originally Posted by mwshaw Long shirts, spf200  would be required on any exposed skin if you have skin cancer. But as advised above ask the doctors they will know.
Reply:I have PPE which I always have used when welding,so nothing changes regardless.....Drink a Guinness Draught....Millermatic 140Do you still rememberDecember's foggy freeze --when the ice thatclings on to your beard isscreaming agony.
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Reply:NO. The doctor will most likely be utterly clueless ! Call engineering at your machines manufacturer and ask the question. They'll get you real answers.There ascz is on the line !You might also call the manuf of the machine they want to zap you with. They in turn can get together with the welder company and sort it all out for you.Bubble gumTooth pixDuct tapeBlack glueGBMF hammerScrew gun --bad battery (see above)
Reply:There won't be any interaction between the radiation treatment and the welding arc, your doctor should be able to to tell you if any hazardous conditions you would be in contact with while welding will aggravate your condition or not. Once they turn of the "gun" the radiation treatment is over and any cell damage has already occurred, the radiation doesn't stick around (unless you get a rad disc for prostate treatment). The only externally visible thing is the radiation burn on the skin as someone mentioned. I would think that if you wear the right PPE and protect yourself, you should be fine. Your doctor will probably encourage you to do something you like, keeps the morale up which definitely helps with recovery from just about anything.