title: Reliability of eye lens dosimetry in workers of a positron emission tomography radiopharmaceutical production facility.
abstract: A new regulatory statement was issued concerning the eye lens radiation protection of persons in planned exposures. A debate was raised on the adequacy of the dosimetric quantity and on its method of measurement. The aim of this work was to establish the individual monitoring procedure with the EYE-D™ holder and a MCP-N LiF:Mg,Cu,P thermoluminescent chip detector for measuring the personal dose equivalent Hp(3) in workers of a Positron Emission Tomography Radiopharmaceutical Production Facility.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear, CDTN, Av. Presidente Antônio, Carlos 6627, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Electronic address: silvata@cdtn.br.
authors.forename: Teógenes A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear, CDTN, Av. Presidente Antônio, Carlos 6627, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Margarete C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.affiliation: Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear, CDTN, Av. Presidente Antônio, Carlos 6627, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leonardo S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Meireles
authors.affiliation: Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear, CDTN, Av. Presidente Antônio, Carlos 6627, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Luciana L D
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Teles
authors.affiliation: Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear, CDTN, Av. Presidente Antônio, Carlos 6627, 31270-901 Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marco Aurélio S
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lacerda
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000502:physiology* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D000069079:Radiation Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
keywords: Dosimeter calibration; Eye lens dosimetry; Personal dose equivalent H(p)(3); Radiopharmaceutical production facility