Occupational radiation exposures for medical workers in Pakistan – An overview

• Autorzy: Ahmad Misbah , Ahmad Ahmad , Khan Aakif Ullah , Khan Amin Ali , Shah Kamran Ali , Ahmad Jamil

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/pjmpe-2020-0005

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The imperative use of ionizing radiation in medicine causes the inevitable occupational exposure of the medical workers during the course of routine duties. The magnitude of health risk due to such radiation exposures has been described in terms of occupational radiation doses. In this context, it is obligatory to monitor, measure and document the radiation dose of occupationally exposed medical workers. This study aims to review the whole-body occupational radiation exposures of medical workers in Pakistan. Specifically, online literature published during 2000-2018 was reviewed for the occupational radiation exposures of Pakistani medical workers. Analysis of the extracted personal dosimetry data revealed that the total number of monitored medical occupational workers was 26046. The range of total cumulative and annual average effective doses was 94-15785 Person-mSv and 0.66-7.37 mSv, respectively. A significant number of the workers (25477; ~98%) received an annual dose below 5 mSv, while only 18 workers received an occupational exposure exceeding the annual dose limit of 20 mSv. It is expected that this study will provide a useful reference for evaluating and improving radiation protection and safety policies in the country.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

occupational exposure; radiation protection; effective dose; dose limit

• Wydawca: Polskie Towarzystwo Fizyki Medycznej ; De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 26, Iss. 1
• Strony: 45--53
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 60 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Ahmad Misbah

• Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM), Peshawar, Pakistan

autor

Ahmad Ahmad

• Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM), Peshawar, Pakistan

autor

Khan Aakif Ullah

• Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM), Peshawar, Pakistan

autor

Khan Amin Ali

• Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM), Peshawar, Pakistan

autor

Shah Kamran Ali

• Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine (IRNUM), Peshawar, Pakistan

autor

Ahmad Jamil

• Department of Chemistry, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan

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