Published March 2017 | Version v1
Journal article

Estimation of lens dose of radioactive isotopes using ED3

  • 1. Chosun University, Gwangju (Korea, Republic of)
  • 2. Gwangju Health University, Gwangju (Korea, Republic of)
  • 3. Dongshin University Graduate School, Naju (Korea, Republic of)
  • 4. Asan Medical Center, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

Description

It is suggested that the dose limit recommended in the Enforcement Decree of Korea's Nuclear Safety Act should not exceed 150 mSv per year for radiation workers. Recently, however, ICRP 118 report has suggested that the threshold dose of the lens should be reduced to 0.2⁓0.5 Gy and the mean dose should not exceed 50 mSv per year for an average of 20 mSv over 5 years. Based on these contents, '1'2'3I, '9'9mTc, and '1'8F-FDG, which are radioisotope drugs that are used directly by radiation workers in the nuclear medicine department in Korea are expected to receive a large dose of radiation in the lens in distribution and injection jobs to administer them to patients. The ED3 Active Extremity Dosimeter was used to measure the dose of the lens in the nuclear medicine and radiation workers and how much of the dose was received per 1 mCi

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radiation Industry
Journal Volume
11
Journal Issue
1
Series
11 refs, 4 figs, 8 tabs
Journal Page Range
p. 19-25
ISSN
1976-2402

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
48085839
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
DOSE LIMITS; DOSEMETERS; DRUGS; LENSES; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PATIENTS; PERSONNEL; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOISOTOPES
Descriptors DEC
DOSES; ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MEDICINE; SAFETY STANDARDS; STANDARDS