Can the patient touch the child during radiotherapy?

During most radiotherapy, the patient can come into contact with the child because there is no radiation on the patient. However, for thyroid radiotherapy, the patient cannot come into contact with the child because the thyroid is internal radiation. After oral administration of iodine 131, this iodine 131 will be deposited. It is deposited in the patient's body and has radiation effects for a period of time. After radiation can kill residual tumor cells, there will also be certain damage to the surrounding, so at this time can not contact the child, to isolate about a month later, can contact the child. Radiotherapy is one of the most important methods to treat cancer, especially for head and neck malignant tumors, esophageal cancer, lung squamous cell carcinoma and rectal cancer. Because of its sensitivity to radiotherapy, it is often used as an important treatment method. For older people with poor cardiac function, it is often used as the first treatment method.