Assessment of extremity dose for medical staff involved in positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging: Retrospective study

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dc.authoridTekin, Huseyin Ozan/0000-0002-0997-3488
dc.authoridElshami, Wiam/0000-0003-1342-7452
dc.authorwosidUslu Erdemir, rabiye/HKO-0766-2023
dc.authorwosidTekin, Huseyin Ozan/J-9611-2016
dc.contributor.authorErdemir, Rabiye Uslu
dc.contributor.authorAbuzaid, Mohamed Mahmoud
dc.contributor.authorCavli, Baris
dc.contributor.authorTekin, Huseyin Ozan
dc.contributor.authorElshami, Wiam
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-19T14:41:24Z
dc.date.available2024-05-19T14:41:24Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentİstinye Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThere has been an increase in positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging procedures, and medical workers involved in PET/CT are at increased risk of occupational exposure. Data on extremity dose exposure are limited globally. The current study aimed to evaluate the occupational radiation dose for extremities for medical workers (nurses, radiographers/radiologic technologists, and nuclear medicine physicians) working in PET/CT scanners at 5 large hospitals in Turkey. Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and Thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) ring dosimeters were used to measure equivalent dose values. Hospitals 1, 2, and 5 used OSL, and 3 and 4 used TLD. A total of 502 readings were obtained from 55 workers. In millisievert (mSv), the average annual effective dose for all workers was 14.5 +/- 17.7 (0.2-157.2). A radiography technologist received a maximum dose of 157.21. Nurses received the highest average annual effective dose (15.2 +/- 19.46) (0.32-65.58), followed by radiography technologists (14.7 +/- 18.03) (0.4-157.2), and nuclear medicine physicians demonstrated the least dose (8.6 +/- 10.5) (1.2-24.4). The results show that the extremity dose is well below the annual dose limit of 500 mSv. However, there is a wide variation in dose among the workers, underlining a need for careful assessment of working conditions to ensure safe practices for all workers.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1097/MD.0000000000035501
dc.identifier.issn0025-7974
dc.identifier.issn1536-5964
dc.identifier.issue43en_US
dc.identifier.pmid37904454en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85175591291en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org10.1097/MD.0000000000035501
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12713/5106
dc.identifier.volume102en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001124112800133en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherLippincott Williams & Wilkinsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMedicineen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmz20240519_kaen_US
dc.subjectExtremity Doseen_US
dc.subjectMedical Workersen_US
dc.subjectNuclear Medicineen_US
dc.subjectOccupational Doseen_US
dc.subjectOslen_US
dc.subjectPet Cten_US
dc.subjectRadiationen_US
dc.subjectRadiation Protectionen_US
dc.subjectRadiation Workersen_US
dc.titleAssessment of extremity dose for medical staff involved in positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging: Retrospective studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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