Measurements of finger doses in x-ray guided surgery, nuclear medicine and research
| Autor: | T. Wøhni, T.-M. Davidson, A. Widmark, H. K. Sæther |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Occupational group Strontium Radioisotopes Radiation Dosage Fingers Dose limit Radiation Protection Radiation Monitoring Occupational Exposure medicine Humans Yttrium Radioisotopes Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Endovascular treatment Radiometry Radionuclide Imaging Phosphorus Radioisotopes Radiation Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry X-Rays Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Technetium General Medicine Surgery Research Design Calibration Orthopedic surgery Occupational exposure Radiology Nuclear Medicine business Nuclear medicine Aortic Aneurysm Abdominal |
| Zdroj: | Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 113:392-395 |
| ISSN: | 1742-3406 0144-8420 |
| Popis: | The Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority has performed measurements of finger doses to nuclear medicine staff exposed to 99Tc(m), researchers handling 32P, surgeons performing X-ray guided orthopaedic surgery and surgeons and radiologists performing X-ray guided endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Calibrations were done with X-ray qualities N-40, N-60 and N-300 and with the beta source 90Sr + 90Y. Annual doses were estimated for the nuclear medicine staff and the orthopaedic surgeons. The mean annual finger dose to nuclear medicine staff exposed to 99Tc(m) was estimated to be 18.8 mSv, and the mean annual finger dose to surgeons performing X-ray guided orthopaedic surgery was 13.7 mSv. The surgeons and radiologists performing X-ray guided endovascular treatment of AAA received a mean finger dose of 0.35 mSv per treatment. The majority of researchers handling 32P received no finger dose at all, and the maximum reading was 1.65 mSv. All occupational groups received finger doses well below the annual finger dose limit of 500 mSv. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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