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- TABLE 1
Dose Received by Technologists Rotating Through PET and Nuclear Medicine, Compared with Technologists in Nuclear Medicine Only
Mean dose ± SD, per year (mSv) PET/nuclear medicine Nuclear medicine 3.05 ± 0.37 1.97 ± 0.40 3.12 ± 0.29 2.22 ± 0.66 Readings for 2 consecutive years are shown.
- TABLE 2
Dose Received by Technologists for PET Procedures Before Implementing Shielding Procedures
Procedure n Mean dose ± SD μSv/procedure nSv/MBq Injection, no shield 26 2.5 ± 1.0 6.8 ± 2.7 Injection, primary shield 50 1.4 ± 0.7 3.8 ± 1.9 Patient setup 20 1.3 ± 0.7 3.5 ± 1.9 Catheter flush 5 0.8 ± 0.5 2.2 ± 1.4 Dose per megabecquerel is calculated for an assumed activity of 370 MBq.
Shielding type n Mean dose ± SD μSv/procedure nSv/MBq None 9 3.4 ± 1.7 9.7 ± 2.3 Primary 9 3.6 ± 1.5 8.6 ± 2.9 Primary and secondary 69 1.9 ± 0.9 4.5 ± 2.2 Dose includes period of dose transport and injection. Primary and secondary shielding refers to total of 32.7 mm of lead-equivalent shielding.
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