Radiation Exposure to Nuclear Medicine Staff Working with Tc99m Radiopharmaceutical
Introduction:Nuclear medicine technologists are potentially exposed to ionizing radiations while performing a variety of tasks associated with nuclear medicine procedures. We measured the external radiation doses for staff members working with Tc-99m radiopharmaceuticals to assess the annual radiati...
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| author | Yasemin Hızlı Yasemin Parlak Didem Göksoy Gözde Mütevelizade Gül Gümüşer Elvan Sayit |
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| description | Introduction:Nuclear medicine technologists are potentially exposed to ionizing radiations while performing a variety of tasks associated with nuclear medicine procedures. We measured the external radiation doses for staff members working with Tc-99m radiopharmaceuticals to assess the annual radiation doses.Methods: Radiation doses for a nuclear medicine physician, a technologist, a nurse, a radiopharmacist, and a cleaning staff were measured by digital dosimeters. We measured the radiation exposure of these five people every day for 1 month. The dosimeters were placed at the waist levels on the anterior surfaces of the bodies.Results: After correction of natural background doses, the mean 1-month radiation dose for the physician, technologist, nurse, radiopharmacist, and cleaning staff were determined as 102.37±15.16 µSv, 110.8±7.5 µSv, 84.67±8.2 µSv, 111.8±7.1 µSv, and 106.5±12.27 µSv, respectively.Discussion: This study showed that effective radiation doses for nuclear medicine department staff members were within the permissible level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a47044cd25114057bb37b8e2cfa930002023-02-15T16:21:35ZengGalenos Yayineviİstanbul Medical Journal2619-97932148-094X2018-09-0119326827210.5152/imj.2018.6988513049054Radiation Exposure to Nuclear Medicine Staff Working with Tc99m RadiopharmaceuticalYasemin Hızlı0Yasemin Parlak1Didem Göksoy2Gözde Mütevelizade3Gül Gümüşer4Elvan Sayit5 Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nükleer Tıp Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nükleer Tıp Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nükleer Tıp Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nükleer Tıp Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nükleer Tıp Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Nükleer Tıp Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye Introduction:Nuclear medicine technologists are potentially exposed to ionizing radiations while performing a variety of tasks associated with nuclear medicine procedures. We measured the external radiation doses for staff members working with Tc-99m radiopharmaceuticals to assess the annual radiation doses.Methods: Radiation doses for a nuclear medicine physician, a technologist, a nurse, a radiopharmacist, and a cleaning staff were measured by digital dosimeters. We measured the radiation exposure of these five people every day for 1 month. The dosimeters were placed at the waist levels on the anterior surfaces of the bodies.Results: After correction of natural background doses, the mean 1-month radiation dose for the physician, technologist, nurse, radiopharmacist, and cleaning staff were determined as 102.37±15.16 µSv, 110.8±7.5 µSv, 84.67±8.2 µSv, 111.8±7.1 µSv, and 106.5±12.27 µSv, respectively.Discussion: This study showed that effective radiation doses for nuclear medicine department staff members were within the permissible level. http://imj.galenos.com.tr/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/radiation-exposure-to-nuclear-medicine-staff-worki/20244 Electronic dosimetryradiation protectionradiation doseTechnetium-99m radiopharmaceutical |
| spellingShingle | Yasemin Hızlı Yasemin Parlak Didem Göksoy Gözde Mütevelizade Gül Gümüşer Elvan Sayit Radiation Exposure to Nuclear Medicine Staff Working with Tc99m Radiopharmaceutical İstanbul Medical Journal Electronic dosimetry radiation protection radiation dose Technetium-99m radiopharmaceutical |
| title | Radiation Exposure to Nuclear Medicine Staff Working with Tc99m Radiopharmaceutical |
| title_full | Radiation Exposure to Nuclear Medicine Staff Working with Tc99m Radiopharmaceutical |
| title_fullStr | Radiation Exposure to Nuclear Medicine Staff Working with Tc99m Radiopharmaceutical |
| title_full_unstemmed | Radiation Exposure to Nuclear Medicine Staff Working with Tc99m Radiopharmaceutical |
| title_short | Radiation Exposure to Nuclear Medicine Staff Working with Tc99m Radiopharmaceutical |
| title_sort | radiation exposure to nuclear medicine staff working with tc99m radiopharmaceutical |
| topic | Electronic dosimetry radiation protection radiation dose Technetium-99m radiopharmaceutical |
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