Scatter radiation levels in X-ray rooms during chest radiography.
Appl Radiat Isot
; 212: 111472, 2024 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-39142226
ABSTRACT
This research focused on the determination of scatter radiation levels in x-ray rooms during chest radiography. 108 patients were examined. Four x-ray machines (A, B, C, and D) were used during the research from three centers. Three positions were considered in this study; position Q just beside the (Bucky stand), position R, which is 150 cm from the left of the Bucky stand towards the door and position T, 200 cm from the Bucky stand to the radiographer's protective screen respectively. Two machines (A and B) from center 1 and one machine from center 2 (C) and one machine from center 3 (D). The body mass index (BMI) of the participants ranged from 20 to 25 kgm-2 with mean value of 23.97 kgm-2. The background radiation level was read using Radalert 100 m before any exposure, and the mean background level was 0.298 mR/h. The mean of the scatter radiation doses obtained from positions Q with respect to the four machines A, B, C, and D, were 0.109, 0.201, 0.204, 0.200 mR/h (9.166, 16.903, 17.156, 16.819 mSv/yr) and their standard deviations were ±0.052, ±0.053, ±0.064, and ±0.081 respectively. The results were comparable with previous studies. The study recommends staff education and training in determination of radiation levels for enhanced work safety.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Dosis de Radiación
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Dispersión de Radiación
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Radiografía Torácica
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
Appl Radiat Isot
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA NUCLEAR
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido