title: Assessment of the occupational radiation exposure doses to workers at INMOL Pakistan (2007-11).
abstract: The assessment of occupationally exposed medical radiation workers at the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology (INMOL), Pakistan has been perfomed. The whole-body radiation exposure doses of 120 workers in nuclear medicine (NM), radiotherapy (RT) and diagnostic radiology (DR) were measured by using the film badge dosimetry technique for the time interval (2007-11) and their results presented. The annual average effective doses in NM, RT and DR were found to be well below the permissible annual limit of 20 mSv (averaged over a period of 5 consecutive y). The declining trend observed in the annual average dose values during the time interval (2007-11) is an indication of ameliorated radiation protection practices at INMOL, Pakistan.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Oncology (INMOL), PO Box No. 10068, New Campus Road, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masood
authors.forename: Junaid
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zafar
authors.forename: Tasneem
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zafar
authors.forename: Haroon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zafar
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D005373:Film Dosimetry; D006801:Humans; D009683:Nuclear Medicine; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010154:Pakistan; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011871:Radiology; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry; D014916:Whole-Body Irradiation