TABLE 2

Finger Doses for Group 2 Workers Involved in Handling 131I

Activity handled/wk (GBq)Dose (mSv) accumulated in 1 wkMean ± SD finger dose (mSv) accumulated in 1 wk for both hands
WorkersHandIndex finger baseRing finger base
Physicians
 RW822.2Right1.81.81.9 ± 0.2
Left1.72.1
 RW922.6Right1.41.5 ± 0.7
Left1.71.4
 RW1021.6Right2.32.12.0 ± 0.3
Left1.71.9
Technologists
 RW11Right0.30.40.3 ± 0.1
Left0.30.3
 RW12Right0.20.20.2 ± 0.0
Left0.20.2
 RW13Right0.10.10.1 ± 0.0
Left0.10.1