Abstract:
Many studies have shown that the vulnerability of nuclear
medicine technologists to radiation is evident from the
radioactive waste. We in this study have drawn upon the
existing activities in the nuclear medicine department at the
centre of Elnilain for medical diagnosis, where continued
study for more than 8 days, and the purpose of this study was to
estimate the level of the dose to technologist , nurses and other persons who
were present in the hot lab from the Department of Nuclear Medicine during
the elution process of the generator of TC-99m, and then compare the results
of the dose that subjected them to the standards of the International
Radiation Protection (ICRP). In this study, using of survey meter type
(Victoreen 451) to measure doses of radiation, and of which we found that
the cumulative dose of the hands of technologist approximately 9.4 mSv
per year and this dose is less than the limits of dose permitted 500 mSv per
year, also found that the dose to technologist 3.6 mSv per year and this is
also less than the dose limit with 20 mSv per year, and the dose to the nurse
was 1 mSv per year, less than allowed by 20 mSv, the patient also we found
that it is exposed to dose of 0.8 mSv and this value concern near to the
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allowed 1 mSv the non-working people(public). And the co- patient exposed
to a dose of 0.3 mSv, and this value is less than the allowable limit 1 mSv for
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