Doses to Tips of Index and Ring Fingers of Both Hands of 3 Occupational Workers
| Activity handled/wk (GBq) | Dose (mSv) accumulated in 1 wk | Mean ± SD finger dose (mSv) accumulated in 1 wk for both hands | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workers | Hand | Tip of index finger | Tip of ring finger | ||
| Radiopharmacy laboratory | |||||
| RW1 | 87.2 (99mTc) | Right | 8.7 | 5.1 | 6.5 ± 1.7 |
| Left | 7.0 | 5.1 | |||
| Physicians | |||||
| RW4 | 34.6 (99mTc) | Right | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.9 ± 0.6 |
| Left | 2.9 | 1.9 | |||
| RW10 | 21.6 (131I) | Right | 18.4 | 9.7 | 10.2 ± 5.8 |
| Left | 7.0 | 5.5 | |||