Evaluation of Radiation Protection in the X-ray Departments in the Blue Nile State Hospitals

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the radiation protection in the x –ray departments of the Blue Nile State. Four x –ray departments were selected in four hospitals. The study was conducted during the period from March to July 2017. The radiation doses were measurement in the x -ray rooms, dark rooms, doors and offices adjacent to the x-ray rooms using a survey meter. The final results showed that the doses received by the workers and public in these hospitals were within the scope of the international doses limt specified by the IAEA. However, the rate of doses was high in the Military and Damazin Teaching hospitals due to some errors in the walls and doors designs. Increased protection procedures and correction of departmental design as well as the provision of radiation protection tool should be considered