Estimated, Measured, and Mean Effective Dose for Personnel During Different Steps of [99mTc]Tc-PSMA-I&S RGS Procedure
| E (μSv) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step | Personnel | Estimated | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | Patient 5 | Mean ± SD |
| Labeling | Technologist RP | 1.50 × 10−3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.6 ± 0.5 |
| Quality control | Technologist RP | 2.91 × 10−1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 ± 0.4 |
| Syringe preparation | Technologist NML | 1.59 × 10−10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 ± 0.4 |
| Patient administration | Physician NM | 3.75 × 10−1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 ± 0.4 |
| Patient imaging | Technologist NM | 1.24 × 10−1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Surgery | Anesthesiology technologist | 3.51 × 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 ± 0.5 |
| Scrub nurse | 9.74 × 100 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3.2 ± 1.3 | |
| Surgical nurse | 2.19 × 10−1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 ± 0.4 | |
| Surgeon | 2.19 × 10−1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 ± 0.0 | |
RP = radiopharmacy; NML = nuclear medicine laboratory; NM = nuclear medicine.