the effect of long-term x-ray exposureon human lymphocyte

The aim of the paper is to investigate effects of long term x-ray exposure on the humanlymphocyte, reactive lymphocyte parameters and morphology of lymphocytes inx-ray technicians at kirkuk hospitals. the study included 54 apparently healthy malex-ray technicians were matched with another 54 apparently healthy control to showany alteration in the lymphocytes, reactive lymphocytes and morphology. the investigatedsamples were divide into two groups depending on the work experience andworking hours per day. the samples were tested for hematological parameters by completeblood cells count (cbc). the results showed that strong significant (p<0.0001)increasing was recorded for the reactive lymphocytes in all groups of the diagnostictechnicians compared with their controls and significantly increasing of lymphocytesobserved for some groups. it was concluded that chronic exposure of x-ray can varylymphocyte and reactive lymphocyte parameters significantly and working hours perday have discernible effects on lymphocyte morphology.