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- FIGURE 1.
Simulation of sleeping in hospital. D = distance.
- FIGURE 2.
Simulation of patient's return home in car. D = distance.
- FIGURE 3.
Equivalent organ doses in target phantom for 8 h of sleep at distance of 1.0 m.
Tables
Simulation Travel time (h) Cumulated activity (Bq·s) Patient–driver geometry Distance (m) 1 1 9.08 × 1011 Beside 0.3 2 3 2.70 × 1012 Beside 3 5 4.42 × 1012 Beside 4 1 9.08 × 1011 Behind 0.5 5 3 2.70 × 1012 Behind 6 5 4.42 × 1012 Behind - TABLE 2
Simulation of Close Contact of Patient and Caregiver (Side by Side at Distance of 0.3 m) for 16 Hours
Time between intake and contact (d) Cumulated activity (Bq·s) 2 1.32 × 1013 3 9.69 × 1012 4 7.12 × 1012 5 5.22 × 1012 6 3.84 × 1012 7 2.81 × 1012 - TABLE 3
Calculated Effective Doses for Travel from Hospital to Home with Patient Beside or Behind Driver
Distance (m) Patient–driver geometry Travel time (h) Effective dose (μSv) 0.3 Beside 1 11.6 Beside 3 34.2 Beside 5 56.3 0.5 Behind 1 18 Behind 3 53 Behind 5 87.4 - TABLE 4
Calculated Effective Doses for 16 Hours of Daily Close Contact of Patient and Caregiver as Function of Day After Intake
Day after intake Effective dose (μSv) 2 170.2 3 125 4 91.4 5 67.3 6 49.3 7 36.2 Total 539.3
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