title: EYE LENS DOSES IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE: A MULTICENTRIC STUDY IN BELGIUM AND POLAND.
abstract: This study aimed to investigate the level of the eye lens (EL) doses in nuclear medicine in the light of the new International Commission on Radiological Protection limit. In 7 Belgian and 1 Polish hospitals, 45 staff members were monitored for EL (Hp(3)) and whole-body (WB) (Hp(10)) doses using dedicated dosemeters. Weekly measurements were carried out and used to estimate annual doses. Mostly diagnostic procedures involving radionuclides such as (99m)Tc and (18)F were monitored; measurements were also performed for therapeutic procedures. The cumulative doses showed important variation across the participants. The weekly EL and WB doses ranged from 0.02 to 0.27 and 0.03 to 0.17 mSv, respectively; the annual EL and WB doses ranged from 0.6 to 9.3 and 0.9 to 8.0 mSv, respectively. Some correlation was found between the EL and the WB doses. No significant correlation with the manipulated activities was found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation protection, Dosimetry and Calibration, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, 204 Boeretang, 2400 Mol, Belgium jeremie.dabin@sckcen.be.
authors.forename: Jérémie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dabin
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN), ul. Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Renata
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kopeć
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation protection, Dosimetry and Calibration, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, 204 Boeretang, 2400 Mol, Belgium.
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Struelens
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN), ul. Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szumska
authors.affiliation: Centre of Oncology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute, Krakow Branch Garncarska 11, 31-115 Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomaszuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation protection, Dosimetry and Calibration, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, 204 Boeretang, 2400 Mol, Belgium.
authors.forename: Filip
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vanhavere
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D002138:Calibration; D005135:Eye Protective Devices; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000528:radiation effects*; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis; D011044:Poland; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium / Q000032:analysis*; D014915:Whole-Body Counting
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D011868:Radioisotopes; D013667:Technetium