A national survey of occupational radiation exposure among diagnostic radiologic technologists in South Korea
| Autor: | Won Jin Lee, Meeseon Jeong, Eun Shil Cha, Jeeyoung Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Neoplasms Radiation-Induced Health Personnel Computed tomography Radiation Dosage Effective dose (radiation) Health personnel Young Adult Radiation Protection Radiation Monitoring Occupational Exposure Republic of Korea Medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Medical physics Registries Technology Radiologic Radiation Radiological and Ultrasound Technology medicine.diagnostic_test Mammography procedures business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Interventional radiology General Medicine Middle Aged Radiation Exposure equipment and supplies Health Surveys Stratified sampling Male workers Radiation exposure Occupational Diseases Female business |
| Zdroj: | Radiation protection dosimetry. 167(4) |
| ISSN: | 1742-3406 |
| Popis: | The objective of this study was to investigate representative occupational characteristics and radiation exposure for South Korean radiologic technologists. The authors conducted a national survey by stratified sampling of South Korean administrative districts and types of medical facilities. A total of 585 technologists were surveyed, and survey data were linked with dosimetry data from the National Dose Registry. A total of 73 % of radiologic technologists sampled were male, 62 % were younger than age 40 and 86.5 % began employment after 1990. The most frequent practices among radiologic technologists were diagnostic routine X-ray followed by computed tomography (CT) and portable X-ray. Male workers were more frequently involved in CT, portable X-ray and interventional radiology whereas female workers carried out most mammography procedures. The average annual effective dose was 2.3 mSv for male and 1.3 mSv for female workers. The dose was significantly higher for workers in the provinces and those who had recently started work. |
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