Naslov
The Use of Active Personal Dosemeters in Interventional Workplaces in Hospitals: Comparison between Active and Passive dosemeters worn simultaneously by Medical Staff

Autori
Vanhavere, Filip ; Carinou, Eleftheria ; Clairand, Isabelle ; Ciraj Bjelac, Olivera ; De Monte, Francesca ; Domienik, Joanna ; Ferrari, Paolo ; Ginjaume, Merce ; Hršak, Hrvoje ; Hupe, Oliver ; Knežević, Željka ; O'Connor, Una ; Sans-Merce, Marta ; Sarmento, Sandra ; Savary, Antoinne ; Siiskonen, Teemu

Izvornik
Radiation protection dosimetry (0144-8420) 188 (2020), 1; 22-29

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Active personal dosimeters ; Interventional pprocedures ; TLD

Sažetak
Medical staff in interventional procedures are among the professionals with the highest occupational doses. Appropriate dosimetric follow up is very important, so that the doses can be kept as low as possible. Active personal dosemeters (APDs) can help in optimizing the exposure during the interventional procedures. However, there can be problems when using APDs during interventional procedures, due to the specific energy and angular distribution of the radiation field, and because of the pulsed nature of the radiation. Many parameters influence the occupational exposure and the scattered radiation around the patient. These include, among others, the type of interventional procedure, personal habits and working technques, protection tools used and X-ray field characteristics. In this paper, we describe the results of an experiment of EURADOS WG12. We compare the results from 3 types of APDs with a passive personal dosimetry system while being used in real clinical environment by the interventional staff. The results show that there is a large spread in the ratios of the passive and active devices. Not all results can be explained by laboratory experiments, showing that there are many parameters that influence the response of these devices.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika, Interdisciplinarne prirodne znanosti, Kliničke medicinske znanosti

Napomena
EURADOS WG12

POVEZANOST RADA