Extremity exposure in nuclear medicine: preliminary results of a European study.
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Etat: Public
Version: Final published version
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ID Serval
serval:BIB_805D5B640F03
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Extremity exposure in nuclear medicine: preliminary results of a European study.
Périodique
Radiation Protection Dosimetry
ISSN
1742-3406 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0144-8420
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2011
Volume
144
Numéro
1-4
Pages
515-520
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
The Work Package 4 of the ORAMED project, a collaborative project (2008-11) supported by the European Commission within its seventh Framework Programme, is concerned with the optimisation of the extremity dosimetry of medical staff in nuclear medicine. To evaluate the extremity doses and dose distributions across the hands of medical staff working in nuclear medicine departments, an extensive measurement programme has been started in 32 nuclear medicine departments in Europe. This was done using a standard protocol recording all relevant information for radiation exposure, i.e. radiation protection devices and tools. This study shows the preliminary results obtained for this measurement campaign. For diagnostic purposes, the two most-used radionuclides were considered: (99m)Tc and (18)F. For therapeutic treatments, Zevalin(®) and DOTATOC (both labelled with (90)Y) were chosen. Large variations of doses were observed across the hands depending on different parameters. Furthermore, this study highlights the importance of the positioning of the extremity dosemeter for a correct estimate of the maximum skin doses.
Mots-clé
Europe, Extremities/radiation effects, Fingers/radiation effects, Fluorine Radioisotopes/analysis, Humans, Nuclear Medicine/manpower, Nuclear Medicine/methods, Occupational Exposure/prevention & control, Radiation Dosage, Radiation Monitoring/methods, Radiation Protection/methods, Radioisotopes/analysis, Radiometry/methods, Reproducibility of Results, Skin/radiation effects, Technetium/analysis
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
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