Radiation exposure in medical practice is often underestimated, especially in C-arm–guided procedures. Unlike patients, who are exposed only once during treatment, orthopedic surgeons face daily scatter radiation for years, sometimes decades. The long-term risks are real and sometimes devastating. One of the most well-documented cases was reported in Korea: a 49-year-old orthopedic surgeon developed severe necrosis in his fingers after performing fluoroscopy-guided spinal injections for over 17 years. Although he always wore a lead apron, his hands were constantly placed under the X-ray beam. With every procedure, radiation quietly accumulated until irreversible damage appeared. This tragic case was published as “Radiation-Induced Hand Necrosis of an Orthopaedic Surgeon: A Case Report” in the Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association (read the article here). Why are the hands so vulnerable? Fingers have limited blood circulation, making them less capable of repairing radiation...