| Occupational exposure from external radiation used in medical practices in Pakistan by film badge dosimetry. | |
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PMID: 20418331 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Occupational exposure data of workers due to external sources of radiation in various medical practices such as nuclear medicine (NM), radiotherapy and diagnostic radiology (DR) in Pakistan were collected and analysed. Whole-body doses of workers were measured by film badge dosimetry technique during 2003-2007. Annual average effective dose in NM, radiotherapy and DR varied in the range of 1.39-1.80, 1.05-1.45 and 1.22-1.71 mSv, respectively, during 2003-2007. These values are quite low and well below the annual limit of 20 mSv averaged over a period of 5 consecutive years. Nobody received the radiation dose >50 mSv in any single year over a period of 5 consecutive years; therefore, no overexposure case has been detected. Decreasing trend of annual average dose values in aforementioned categories of work during 2003-2007 indicates the improvement of radiation protection status in medical field in Pakistan. |
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Authors:
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A Jabeen; M Munir; A Khalil; M Masood; P Akhter |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-04-23 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Radiation protection dosimetry Volume: 140 ISSN: 1742-3406 ISO Abbreviation: Radiat Prot Dosimetry Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-02 Completed Date: 2010-11-16 Revised Date: 2011-05-23 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8109958 Medline TA: Radiat Prot Dosimetry Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 396-401 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Radiation Dosimetry Group, Health Physics Division, Directorate of Systems and Services, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINSTECH), Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan. jabeen@pinstech.org.pk |
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Diagnostic Imaging
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methods Equipment Design Film Dosimetry / methods* Health Personnel Humans Nuclear Medicine / methods Occupational Exposure Pakistan Radiation Dosage Radiation Protection / methods* Radiometry Radiotherapy / methods Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / methods* |
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