The most important thing is to validate the diagnosis and I suggest that you keep peak flow records as per the instructions in the "Workers" section of this website. There are a lot of wet chemistry radiographic systems which do not use glutaraldehyde. It should be possible to go to a non glutaraldehyde wet chemistry system if this is the cause of your problem. There are occasional radiographers that develop occupational asthma to other agents so finding the specific cause is important. It should be possible for a senior radiographer to work without exposure to X-Ray chemistry. I would discuss this with your occupational health department.
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