title: MEASUREMENTS OF THE IONISING RADIATION LEVEL AT A NUCLEAR MEDICINE FACILITY PERFORMING PET/CT EXAMINATIONS.
abstract: This paper presents the results of radiation level measurements at workplaces in a nuclear medicine facility performing PET/CT examinations. This study meticulously determines the staff radiation exposure in a PET/CT facility by tracking the path of patient movement. The measurements of the instantaneous radiation exposure were performed using an electronic radiometer with a proportional counter that was equipped with the option of recording the results on line. The measurements allowed for visualisation of the staff's instantaneous exposure caused by a patient walking through the department after the administration of 18F-FDG. An estimation of low doses associated with each working step and the exposure during a routine day in the department was possible. The measurements were completed by determining the average radiation level using highly sensitive thermoluminescent detectors.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Metrology and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Mechatronics, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland.|Present address: Andrzeja Boboli 8, 02-525 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tulik
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Radioelectronics, Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kowalska
authors.affiliation: Institute of Metrology and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Mechatronics, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Golnik
authors.affiliation: Affidea MASOVIA PET-CT CENTER, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Budzynska
authors.affiliation: Affidea MASOVIA PET-CT CENTER, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dziuk
mesh_terms: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D009683:Nuclear Medicine; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011839:Radiation, Ionizing; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18