NT & RP Journal
EVALUATION OF SYRINGE SHIELD EFFECTIVENESS IN HANDLING RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
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Vol. XXX, No. 2, Pp. 83-163
June 2015
UDC 621.039+614.876:504.06
ISSN 1451-3994

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Pages: 158-163

Authors:
Yong-In Cho, Chang-Soo Kim, and Jung-Hoon Kim

Abstract


The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the radiation shield of radionuclide syringes and the personal dose equivalent by performing a simulation of radionuclides used in nuclear medicine diagnosis. In order to evaluate the dose depending on the distance between the radiation source and the ICRU sphere against the thickness of the shielding device, the distance at which a nuclear medicine worker may inadvertently come into contact with radiation from the radiation source was set at 0 cm to 30 cm according to the thickness of the shield, thus fixing the ICRU sphere. For a dose evaluation, Hp(10), Hp(3), and Hp(0.07) measurable in specific depth of the ICRU were evaluated. It was found that a dose measured on skin surface of nuclear medicine workers was relatively higher, that the dose varied in relation to the thickness of the radiation shield, and that the shielding effect decreased for some radiation sources such as 67Ga and 111In. It proved necessary to increase thickness of shielding device to the radiation sources such as 67Ga and 111In. It is also considered that a study of proper shielding thickness will be needed in future.

Key words: ICRU sphere, syringe shield, personal dose equivalent, radionuclide

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