Investigation and analysis of medical radiation protection in medical institutions in Lasa,Tibet,2016-2017

Objective: To understand the current status of medical radiation protection in Lhasa, Tibet. Methods: According to the requirements of the 'Working Programme for Medical Radiation Protection Monitoring in Medical and Health Institutions', some medical institutions in Lhasa were selected to test the radiation protection and equipment performance of the radiation workplace, and the results were statistically analyzed. Results: A total of 24 medical institutions, 68 equipment and 64 workplaces were monitored in two years, with a pass rate of 75.00% and 92.19% respectively. In 2016, 5 medical institutions were monitored, contained 22 radiotherapy equipment and 20 radiation workplaces, with a pass rate of 59.09% and 75.0% respectively. In 2017, 19 medical institutions were monitored, contained 46 radiotherapy equipment and 44 radiation workplaces, with a pass rate of 82.61% and 100.0% respectively. Conclusion: The performance of radiology diagnosis and radiotherapy equipment and the monitoring rate of workplace in Tibet medical institutions are relatively low, and the monitoring pass rate is not high. Relevant parties should pay attention to and strengthen related work. (authors)