Checked it out for both shorts and continuity, clean contacts, free movement, and good spring action we hope!

So, if all is well with the handswitch and its cable ... then I would say you have an interesting fault!

I'm not familiar with the machine in question. Does it contain relays and such (or it is more modern than that)? If so, check for "stuck" contacts!
BTW:- what makes you say "it is exposing radiation simultaneously ..."? Is it actually exposing? Or is it just indicating?