Investigation of township health centers in radiation protection status in Huizhou city

Objective: To master the current status of radiation protection in township health centers in Huizhou City to guarantee the health of the basic radiation workers and the public. Methods: The facilities of radiation protection was investigated by field investigation method. The radiation workplace was detected by AT1123 radiation detector. Results: No qualified management system is made. The qualified rate of protection articles is only 32.76%; the area of machine room is less than the national standard requirement, the qualified rate is 77.59%; the work state indicating lamp is not connected wiht is the protection door, the qualified rate is 78.31%; qualitied rate of power exhausting device 81.03%; qualified rates of useful wire harness oriectation, warning marks and the performance of equipment protection are higher respectively, 93.10%, 100% and 93.10%. The results of shielding protection testing 13 of township hospitals exceed the standard in varying different degree, the qualified rate is 83.75%. Conclusion: The present situation of radiation protection in township health centers in Huizhou city problems shows serious, problems which is related with uneffective supervision and law enforcement, limitted economic conditions and weak personnel protection consciousness. (authors)