Analysis for external exposure of nurses engaged in nuclear medicine using a personal dosimeter with a trend function

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q4 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Radioprotection Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1051/radiopro/2022020

T. Tsujiguchi, S. Shukunobe, Y. Sagisaka, K. Yamanouchi, K. Ito, T. Koiwa, K. Kudo, Y. Takei, S. Hosokawa, Y. Takahashi

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Abstract

Occupational exposure of radiation workers, including nurses, is an important issue that should always be considered. However, there are limited reports on external exposure of nurses working in nuclear medicine investigated using a personal dosimeter with a trend function. We investigated the relationship between the personal dose equivalent and behavior of nurses in nuclear medicine using a personal dosimeter with a trend function. It was found that the external exposure of nurses was high when they cleaned hospital rooms where patients who received radiopharmaceutical drugs were admitted. However, none of the nurses surveyed exceeded 3μ. Visualization of the contamination in the hospital room showed that the area around the sink and trash can was particularly contaminated. Hence, nurses need to be more careful when cleaning. Although it is unlikely that the nurses surveyed will be affected by external exposure, data in this report is valuable for nurses at medical institutions to consider work hours and personnel strategies.

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用带趋势功能的个人剂量计分析核医学护士的外照射情况

包括护士在内的辐射工作人员的职业暴露是一个应该始终考虑的重要问题。然而，使用具有趋势功能的个人剂量计对从事核医学工作的护士的外部照射进行调查的报告有限。本文采用带趋势函数的个人剂量计对核医学护士的个人剂量当量与行为的关系进行了调查。研究发现，护士在清理接受放射性药物治疗的病人入住的病房时，受到的外部照射量很高。然而，接受调查的护士均未超过3μ。对病房污染的可视化显示，水槽和垃圾桶周围的区域污染特别严重。因此，护士在清洁时需要更加小心。虽然被调查的护士不太可能受到外部暴露的影响，但本报告中的数据对医疗机构的护士考虑工作时间和人事策略有价值。

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Radioprotection ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES-PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

CiteScore

3.30

自引率

54.50%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Radioprotection publishes articles on all aspects of radiological protection, including non-ionising as well as ionising radiations. Fields of interest range from research, development and theory to operational matters, education and training. The very wide spectrum of its topics includes (theoretical and practical aspects): dosimetry, instrument development, specialized measuring techniques, epidemiology, biological effects (in vivo and in vitro) and risk and environmental impact assessments.