Activists flag unsafe X-ray amid TB screening

Residents and health activists have raised concerns over unsafe chest X-ray practices in the tuberculosis (TB) screening campaign launched by the District TB Office, Aundh, Pune. Health activist Sharath Shetty told The Free Press Journal (FPJ), “X-rays are being conducted in an unsafe and unscientific manner.”

- Indu Bhagat

He alleged that in several cases, staff members were asked to hold the film cassette in their hands while the X-ray was taken. “This is absolutely the wrong method. The person holding the cassette is unnecessarily exposed to radiation, which can harm the retina, thyroid and reproductive organs,” he added.