Radiotherapy risk for family members?

If patient is given radio therapy for cancer, is there any risk for family members after the patient is brought home?

Absolutely Not.

However, depending on the RT dosage and location it will probably have an effect on the person's immune system and therefore it is important to consider any possible adverse effects others may have on that person.

As such it is important that anyone that may have a cold or ailment of any kind be kept away so as not to inadvertently infect the patient whilst their immune system is at a low.

absolutely zero......no risk possessed by the family members of the patient........

ddddddo no might risk if you are inside the room.

I used to have tumor & therapy long time ago and no never .

My mom be a risk of that .no
There is no risk of that Like I was telling you there is no risk . risk is if you are in the room whle that.

My brother in law had radiation therapy done on his bowel and they sent him home and he ended up with sever diarrhoea, so much so he became sooo weak and ended up dehydrating and placed back into hospital. Plus his bottom was soooo sore from going to the toilet SO much, he couldn't sit on it, plus he suffered from a lack of sleep going all through the night and day. So think twice if your going to have radiation treatment on your bowel.

It depends upon the type of radiation therapy. The vast majority of radiation is given by a machine that generates high-energy particles (electrons, photons, etc.) into a specific area. This form of radiation poses absolutely no risk at all to someone's family members.

Other types of radiation include the injection of radioactive substances into the bloodstream. This would include radioactive iodine for thyroid disorders and radioactive antibodies used in the treatment of lymphomas. Prior to being discharged from the hospital, these patients are isolated for a specific period of time until their environmental radioactivity is below acceptable tolerances. So, even then, the risk to family members is zero.

None. If the patient is given a radioactive isotope (ie. radioactive iodine) then the patient will be quarantined until the level is reduced to a safe enough level.