Dose Range and Mean Doses to Fingers of Workers Involved in Handling Radiopharmaceuticals
| Radiopharmaceuticals handled | Dose range (μSv/GBq) | Mean ± SD finger dose (μSv/GBq) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Workers | Base of fingers | Fingertips | Base of fingers | Fingertips | |
| 1 | 99mTc-Labeled compounds | Radiopharmacy staff | 8.2–28.5 | 58.5–99.8 | 17.0 ± 7.5 | 74.3 ± 19.8 |
| Physicians | 10.8–21.6 | 34.7–83.8 | 13.4 ± 6.5 | 53.5 ± 21.9 | ||
| 2 | 131I | Physicians | 61.9–106.5 | 254.6–851.8 | 82.0 ± 13.8 | 469.9 ± 267.0 |