How to deal with discarded medical films at home

Waste CT and X-rays in personal homes should be sent to garbage bins or places where unified garbage collection and treatment have been set up.

At present, some communities have set up unified garbage sorting boxes. According to the staff of Chaoyang Branch of Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau, these wastes will be transported to various garbage treatment plants for incineration through the Environmental Protection Bureau, and the generated waste gas and sewage will be treated through professional procedures to ensure no secondary pollution.

For some patients with chronic diseases, the images such as CT films and X-rays that have been taken can be used as an important basis to help doctors understand the past medical history and grasp the progress of the disease. Patients should keep it, and pay attention to dryness and shading during storage, so as to avoid damaging image clarity and affecting doctors' reading due to humidity.

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For some patients with chronic diseases, the images such as CT films and X-rays that have been taken can be used as an important basis to help doctors understand the past medical history and grasp the progress of the disease. Patients should keep it, and pay attention to dryness and shading during storage, so as to avoid damaging image clarity and affecting doctors' reading due to humidity.

If it is confirmed that such images are no longer needed, patients should not burn them or give them to illegal vendors. Personal information can be smeared out and directly put into the trash can as domestic garbage, which will be handled by the sanitation department.

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