Estimation of Occupational Radiation Exposure in Veterinary Practice

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  • 小動物病院におけるX線撮影に伴う放射線診療従事者の実効線量評価

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The purpose of this study was to estimate the effective dose of radiation to which veterinary staff were exposed during general radiographic procedures. The Ordinance for Enforcement of Veterinary Practice Act has published dose limits of occupational exposure in accordance with the International Commission on Radiological Protection. According to the recommendation, exposure of any radiation worker must be maintained beneath a certain dose limit, that is, the dose must not exceed 20 mSv per year for 5 consecutive years. But there is danger that single dosimetry under a lead apron might lead to underestimation of the dose that a radiation worker actually received. Calculation by single dosimetry is done as if the whole body was radiated uniformly, although protective shielding such as a lead apron covers the body widely. The Act requires double dosimetry to estimate the effective dose of radiation more exactly, and requires that a radiation worker should wear an additional dosimeter at the location at which he or she receives the highest deep-dose equivalent. Experimentally, using a double dosimitry model, we tested and calculated the effective dose for veterinary staff: it was 2.4 micro Sv per one radiograph. By extrapolation, it is estimated that the limit of 20 mSv per year will be exceeded when, for example, one veterinary nurse is engaged in holding an animal down on the stand to take one radiograph, more than 160 times per week, excluding exposure of the hands.

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