Evaluation of institutional whole-body and extremity occupational radiation doses in nuclear medicine

Y Bouchareb, J Al-Mabsali, H Al-Zeheimi… - Radiation Protection …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
This study evaluated nuclear medicine occupational radiation doses at Sultan Qaboos
University Hospital, a 700-bed tertiary care teaching hospital in Oman. Personal effective …

Development of the occupational exposure during the production and application of radiopharmaceuticals in Germany

J Vogt, U Oeh, FJ Maringer - Journal of Radiological Protection, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
An increasing number of radiopharmaceuticals and proteins are available for diagnosing
and treating various diseases. The demand for existing and newly developed …

Whole body and extremity doses of nuclear medicine personnel involved in manual and semi-automated methods of dispensing liquid iodine-131

NAB Amin, NJ AbuAlRoos, MF Ain, D Hussin… - Radiation Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the whole body dose Hp (10) and extremity dose Hp (0.07) of
nuclear medicine personnel who administered liquid I-131 by using manual and fabricated …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring occupational radiation exposure: Insights from a decade-long study (2012–2021)

T Şahmaran, H Çoraplı - Journal of Radiation Research and Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study was conducted at Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Tayfur Ata Sokmen Faculty of
Medicine. The dose results of 899 radiation workers between 2012 and 2021 were …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of the Effect of Calibration Curves Obtained from Different Computed Tomography Devices on the Dose Distribution of Tomotherapy Plans

H Demir, OV Gül, G Kanyilmaz - Journal of Medical Physics, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: This study investigated the effect of Hounsfield units (HU)-relative electron density
(RED) calibration curves obtained with devices from three different Computed Tomography …

Assessment of Radiation Protection Practices in Diagnostic Radiology Facilities in Pekanbaru, Indonesia

M Yoshandi - Sriwijaya Journal of Radiology and Imaging Research, 2023 - phlox.or.id
Introduction: The use of ionizing radiation in diagnostic radiology carries the potential for
adverse health effects. Therefore, adherence to radiation protection practices is essential to …

Dose Estimation for Indoor Radon, Occupational Radiation, and Electromagnetic Field Exposure in a Nuclear Medicine Department in Turkiye

T Sahmaran, S Nur, HI Atılgan, H Peker - Health Physics, 2023 - journals.lww.com
In this study, the occupational radiation dose, radon gas, and non-ionizing radiation doses
originating from electromagnetic fields (EMF) to which radiation workers are exposed were …

Evaluation of occupational radiation dose due to 99mTc and 131I based examinations

T Şahmaran - Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine, 2024 - dergipark.org.tr
Aims: This study investigates the individual organ doses and the impact on effective dose of
radiation emitted from radioactive sources. Methods: In the conducted research, the standing …

Predicting, Protecting, and Minimizing: A Software Tool for Safe Interactions with Nuclear Medicine Patients

C Sinnott, P RowshanFarzad, Z Chen, E Tjia… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Nuclear medicine imaging patients are a source of radioactivity, and their bodily fluids pose
a contamination risk. In the event of a medical emergency or an unplanned medical …