title: Risk of radiation exposure to medical staff involved in interventional endourology.
abstract: The aim is to estimate the possibility the new annual dose limit for eye lens to be exceeded and to study the impact of protective shield. Radiation exposure to medical personnel was evaluated with EDD-30 dosemeter in positions of operating surgeon, assisting doctor and nurse. At the operator's typical position for diagnosis and treatment of the urinary tract, the lens dose rates were 0.9 mSv h(-1) and 0.06 mSv h(-1) without and with lead shield. At the operator's position typical for percutaneous intervention dose rates were 1.9 and 0.02 mSv h(-1), respectively. At typical workload, the annual eye lens dose to the main operator without protective screen was estimated to be 29 mSv. With lead screen, operator lens dose can be reduced by a factor of 15-95 according to the procedure. Installation and use of lead screen and use of lead glasses were recommended to the endourology medical team.
authors: National Centre of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection, Sofia, Bulgaria yulia.hp@gmail.com.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Hristova-Popova
authors: National Centre of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection, Sofia, Bulgaria Medical University, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Zagorska
authors: Department of Urology and Nephrology, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Saltirov
authors: Department of Urology and Nephrology, Military Medical Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Petkova
authors: National Centre of Radiobiology and Radiation Protection, Sofia, Bulgaria.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Vassileva
mesh_terms: D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000528:radiation effects; D008503:Medical Staff; D009726:Nurses; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D010820:Physicians; D011481:Protective Clothing; D011482:Protective Devices; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D000069079:Radiation Exposure; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D011874:Radiometry; D012306:Risk; D066231:Surgeons; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000528:radiation effects; D014572:Urology / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D007854:Lead