Optimization of radiation exposure for staff using e-controlling devices during radiopharmaceuticals' loading and dispensing procedures in F18-PET/CT daily practice
| Autor: | Claudiu Peștean, Maria-Iulia Larg, Elena Bărbuș, Doina Piciu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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PET-CT
Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Effective dose (radiation) 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Radiation exposure 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nuclear Energy and Engineering 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Daily practice Medicine Ct technique Radiation protection Safety Risk Reliability and Quality business Waste Management and Disposal Biomedical engineering |
| Zdroj: | Radioprotection. 53:45-50 |
| ISSN: | 1769-700X 0033-8451 |
| DOI: | 10.1051/radiopro/2017038 |
| Popis: | Background: F18-PET/CT technique has been permanently optimized to ensure the best accuracy and to extend its clinical application. Radiation protection remains an omnipresent aspect of daily practice in F18-PET/CT. Introduction: We tried to demonstrate the usefulness of remotely controlled radiopharmaceutical dispensers with smart-phones or tablets in the optimization of staff exposure. Material and methods: We performed a study to evaluate the exposure during loading and dispensing of radiopharmaceuticals working in two different ways: according to the user's manual of the automatic dispenser and, respectively, with an e-controlling application. We calculated the maximal radiation exposure and analyzed the differences related to the annual effective dose. Have been considered 40 loading and 353 dispensing procedures. During the loading, it has been manipulated a total activity of 9348.8 mCi (345905.6 MBq) FDG. A total activity of 2622.5 mCi (97032.5 MBq) FDG has been manipulated during dispensing. Results: The effective dose resulted from the loading procedure measured at the dispenser contact was 445.05 µSv. The effective dose measured in the remote control area during the loading procedure was 0.34 µSv, having a difference of 444.71 µSv. The total effective dose during dispensing procedures measured at the dispenser was 206.6 µSv and the total effective dose measured in the controlling room was 2.64 µSv, thus a difference of 203.96 µSv. The cumulative difference between the effective doses was of 648.67 µSv. Discussion: E-controlling the dispenser, we got an exposure saving representing 61.2% from the operator's annual dose. Conclusions: This study demonstrates the effectiveness of e-controlling devices in radiation protection of the staff working in F18-PET/CT. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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