Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection Journal


NT & RP Journal	HAND MONITORING IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE DEPARTMENTS IN CROATIA – FIRST RESULTS
......: info......: history......: editorial......: archive......: for authors......: subscription

Vol. XXXV, No. 1, Pp. 1-86 March 2020 UDC 621.039+614.876:504.06 ISSN 1451-3994 Back to Contents	Pages: 82-86 Authors: Marija Surić Mihić, Robert Bernat, Jerko Šiško, Maja Vojnić Kortmiš, Luka Pavelić, Ivica Prlić, and Nikolina Mišak Abstract Individual hand monitoring for workers who manipulate unsealed radioactive sources in nuclear medicine is a necessity and the results can serve as the base for optimization processes. We performed an analysis of individual hand doses for medical staff preparing and applying radiopharmaceuticals (^99mTc, ¹²³I, ²⁰¹Tl, ¹³¹I, or ¹²⁵I) in three Croatian clinical hospitals, for a period of one year since extremity monitoring became legally mandatory in Croatia. The majority of annual hand doses for workers were below or slightly above 150 mSv per year with only a few workers exceeding the annual dose limit of 500 mSv. The analysis confirmed that the radiation protection expert's role in an individual monitoring programme and personal dosimetry is crucial in order to achieve the optimal radiation protection of workers. Key words: hands monitoring, nuclear medicine, Hp(0,07), occupational exposure, equivalent dose to hands, ring dosimetry FULL PAPER IN PDF FORMAT (342 KB)
Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences :: Designed by milas :: July 2007 Operated by acapanic :: Last updated on July, 2020

Pages: 82-86

Authors: Marija Surić Mihić, Robert Bernat, Jerko Šiško, Maja Vojnić Kortmiš, Luka Pavelić,
Ivica Prlić, and Nikolina Mišak

Abstract

Individual hand monitoring for workers who manipulate unsealed radioactive sources in nuclear medicine is a necessity and the results can serve as the base for optimization processes. We performed an analysis of individual hand doses for medical staff preparing and applying radiopharmaceuticals (^99mTc, ¹²³I, ²⁰¹Tl, ¹³¹I, or ¹²⁵I) in three Croatian clinical hospitals, for a period of one year since extremity monitoring became legally mandatory in Croatia. The majority of annual hand doses for workers were below or slightly above 150 mSv per year with only a few workers exceeding the annual dose limit of 500 mSv. The analysis confirmed that the radiation protection expert's role in an individual monitoring programme and personal dosimetry is crucial in order to achieve the optimal radiation protection of workers.

Key words: hands monitoring, nuclear medicine, Hp(0,07), occupational exposure, equivalent dose to hands, ring dosimetry

FULL PAPER IN PDF FORMAT (342 KB)