Characteristically, X-rays have been thought to
be responsible for various cytogenetic defects. An
increase in chromosomal aberrations has been
observed among the X-rays workers, and even at low
levels of X-rays the same consequences along with
dicentrics chromosomes have been observed among
the hospital workers23,24). High frequencies of centromere-
positive and centromere-negative micronuclei
have been reported in the peripheral lymphocytes of
hospital workers occupationally exposed to X-rays25).
Our research findings are in agreement with these
studies and showed a significant increase in DNA
damage in X-ray technicians as compared with the
control group (Table 2).