Staff extremity doses in interventional radiology. Results of the ORAMED measurement campaign

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serval:BIB_8990893051A4
Type
Actes de conférence (partie): contribution originale à la littérature scientifique, publiée à l'occasion de conférences scientifiques, dans un ouvrage de compte-rendu (proceedings), ou dans l'édition spéciale d'un journal reconnu (conference proceedings).
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Publications
Institution
Titre
Staff extremity doses in interventional radiology. Results of the ORAMED measurement campaign
Titre de la conférence
ORAMED 2011, International Workshop on Optimization of Radiation Protection of Medical Staff
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Nikodemová D., Brodecki M., Carinou E., Domienik J., Donadille L., Koukorava C., Krim S., N. Ruiz-López M. , Sans-Merce M., Struelens L., Vanhavere F., Zaknoune R.
Adresse
Barcelona, Spain, January 20-22, 2011
ISBN
1350-4487
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2011
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
46
Série
Radiation Measurements
Pages
1210-1215
Langue
anglais
Résumé
The introduction of interventional radiology (IR) procedures in the 20th century has demonstrated significant advantages over surgery procedures. As a result, their number is continuously rising in diagnostic, as well as, in therapy field and is connected with progress in highly sophisticated equipment used for these purposes. Nowadays, in the European countries more than 400 fluoroscopically guided IR procedures were identified with a 10-12% increase in the number of IR examinations every year (UNSCEAR, 2010). Depending on the complexity of the different types of the interventions large differences in the radiation doses of the staff are observed.The staff that carries out IR procedures is likely to receive relatively high radiation doses, because IR procedures require the operator to remain close to the patient and close to the primary radiation beam. In spite of the fact that the operator is shielded by protective apron, the hands, eyes and legs remain practically unshielded. For this reason, one of the aims of the ORAMED project was to provide a set of standardized data on extremity doses for the personnel that are involved in IR procedures and to optimize their protection by evaluating the various factors that affect the doses. In the framework of work package 1 of the ORAMED project the impact of protective equipment, tube configuration and access routes were analyzed for the selected IR procedures. The position of maximum dose measured is also investigated. The results of the extremity doses in IR workplaces are presented in this study together with the influence of the above mentioned parameters on the doses.
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