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Year 2016, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 0 - 0, 29.01.2016

İ. Çavdar N. Yeyin L. Uslu M. Demir

https://doi.org/10.1501/nuclear_0000000014

Abstract

References

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A Retrospective Study for Total Effective Doses of Nuclear Medicine Employees in Istanbul, Turkey

Year 2016, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 0 - 0, 29.01.2016

İ. Çavdar N. Yeyin L. Uslu M. Demir

https://doi.org/10.1501/nuclear_0000000014

Abstract

Thermoluminescence dosimeters (TLDs) are safely used to determine radiation doses. This study describes the radiation exposure doses of the radiation employees working at the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty in Turkey, where both radionuclide treatment and diagnostic imaging are done at a large scale. According to our results, the average effective dose value over five years belonging to an employee who works at radionuclide treatment service was found to have the highest value as 3.58±1.60 mSv. On the other hand, the average effective dose over a of total 29 employees is 1.53±0.59 mSv. A 5-year average effective dose was found as 1.29 mSv for technicians and 2.38 mSv for nurses. These results demonstrated that the radiation doses received by the employees working in different units are considerably different from each other. However, the doses received by all the workers in these units are under the regulatory limit. In conclusion, homogenized dose distribution between employees can be achieved in case of job rotations in-between

Keywords

TLD dose Dosimetry Technician doses

References

  • ICRP Publication 103. The 2007 Recommendations of the International
  • Commission on Radiological Protection. ICRP 37, 2-4 (2007).
  • Draft Report for Consultation. ICRP Ref 4834-1783-0153,16-18 (2011).
  • NRC Regulatory Guide 8.10, Revision 1-R(1975).
  • United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR).Report to the General Assembly. Vol. I Annex B 304–306 (2008).
  • Thompson M.A., ‘‘Maintaining a proper perspective of risk associated with radiation exposure’’. J. Nucl. Med. Tech. 29, 137–142 (2001).
  • Martins M.B., Alves J.G., Abrantes J.N., Roda A.R., ‘‘Occupational exposure in nuclear medicine in Portugal in the 1999–2003 period’’, Radiat. Prot. Dosim. 125, 130–134 (2007).
  • Valuckas K., Atkocius V., Samerdokiene V., ‘‘Occupational exposure of medical radiation workers in Lithuania, 1991–2003’’, Acta Medica Lituanica 14, 155–159 (2007).
  • Neves D., Valeb F.F., Pascoal A. ‘‘The profile and practice of nuclear medicine technologists in Portugal: findings from a nationwide survey’’, Nucl. Med. Commun. 33, 1277-1286 (2012).
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Primary Language English
Subjects Engineering
Journal Section Articles
Authors

İ. Çavdar

N. Yeyin

L. Uslu

M. Demir

Publication Date January 29, 2016
Submission Date September 15, 2014
Published in Issue Year 2016Volume: 3 Issue: 1

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APA Çavdar, İ., Yeyin, N., Uslu, L., Demir, M. (2016). A Retrospective Study for Total Effective Doses of Nuclear Medicine Employees in Istanbul, Turkey. Journal of Nuclear Sciences, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1501/nuclear_0000000014
AMA Çavdar İ, Yeyin N, Uslu L, Demir M. A Retrospective Study for Total Effective Doses of Nuclear Medicine Employees in Istanbul, Turkey. Journal of Nuclear Sciences. January 2016;3(1). doi:10.1501/nuclear_0000000014
Chicago Çavdar, İ., N. Yeyin, L. Uslu, and M. Demir. “A Retrospective Study for Total Effective Doses of Nuclear Medicine Employees in Istanbul, Turkey”. Journal of Nuclear Sciences 3, no. 1 (January 2016). https://doi.org/10.1501/nuclear_0000000014.
EndNote Çavdar İ, Yeyin N, Uslu L, Demir M (January 1, 2016) A Retrospective Study for Total Effective Doses of Nuclear Medicine Employees in Istanbul, Turkey. Journal of Nuclear Sciences 3 1
IEEE İ. Çavdar, N. Yeyin, L. Uslu, and M. Demir, “A Retrospective Study for Total Effective Doses of Nuclear Medicine Employees in Istanbul, Turkey”, Journal of Nuclear Sciences, vol. 3, no. 1, 2016, doi: 10.1501/nuclear_0000000014.
ISNAD Çavdar, İ. et al. “A Retrospective Study for Total Effective Doses of Nuclear Medicine Employees in Istanbul, Turkey”. Journal of Nuclear Sciences 3/1 (January 2016). https://doi.org/10.1501/nuclear_0000000014.
JAMA Çavdar İ, Yeyin N, Uslu L, Demir M. A Retrospective Study for Total Effective Doses of Nuclear Medicine Employees in Istanbul, Turkey. Journal of Nuclear Sciences. 2016;3. doi:10.1501/nuclear_0000000014.
MLA Çavdar, İ. et al. “A Retrospective Study for Total Effective Doses of Nuclear Medicine Employees in Istanbul, Turkey”. Journal of Nuclear Sciences, vol. 3, no. 1, 2016, doi:10.1501/nuclear_0000000014.
Vancouver Çavdar İ, Yeyin N, Uslu L, Demir M. A Retrospective Study for Total Effective Doses of Nuclear Medicine Employees in Istanbul, Turkey. Journal of Nuclear Sciences. 2016;3(1).