Finger Doses for Group 1 Workers Involved in Handling 99mTc-Labeled Compounds
| Activity handled/wk (GBq) | Dose (mSv) accumulated in 1 wk | Mean ± SD finger dose (mSv) accumulated in 1 wk for both hands | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers | Hand | Index finger base | Ring finger base | ||
| Radiopharmacy laboratory | |||||
| RW1 | 97.1 | Right | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 ± 0.6 |
| Left | 0.9 | 1.0 | |||
| RW2 | 35.1 | Right | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 ± 0.1 |
| Left | 0.8 | 0.7 | |||
| Physicians | |||||
| RW3 | 83.3 | Right | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 ± 0.4 |
| Left | 0.9 | 1.3 | |||
| RW4 | 24.1 | Right | 0.4 | 0.3 ± 0.1 | |
| Left | 0.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Technologists | |||||
| RW5 | Right | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 ± 0.1 | |
| Left | 0.1 | 0.2 | |||
| RW6 | 36.6 (in radiopharmacy) | Right | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 ± 0.1 |
| Left | 0.8 | 0.9 | |||
| RW7 | Right | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | |
| Left | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||