Level of Radiation Exposure in Several Hospitals in Indonesia
| Main Authors: | Ratih Oemiati, Tince A. Jovina, Frans Suharyanto |
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| Format: | Book 4p. |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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Sekretariat Badan Litbangkes
, 2012
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| Online Access: |
https://perpustakaan.badankebijakan.kemkes.go.id//index.php?p=show_detail&id=35208 |
Daftar Isi:
- The Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency of Indonesia formulated guidelines on the standard dose for workers exposed to radiation. The purpose of this study was to identify the degree of exposure to radiation of workers in several hospitals in Indonesia.The data in this cross-sectional study were collected by interview, observation, and measuring radiation exposure dose at several work places (radio-diagnostic, radio therapy, and nuclear medicine in nine purposively selected hospitals in six provinces in IndonesiaThe total respondents in this study were 103 technicians in 9 hospitals. There were more male (51.3%) than female technicians, and they were mostly 40-44 years old (27%). The highest exposure occurred in heart catheterization lab (the average dose was 11.02 uSv/hour). Mean while, in other radiodiagnostic laboratories (CT scan, fl uoroscopy, and C-arm) the average radiation exposure was 1.80 uSv/hour, in radiotherapy 1.05 uSv/hour, and in nuclear medicine 5.33 uSv/hour.Heart catheterization personnel received high radiation exposure per hour. Other radiologic technicians received less than the allowable radiation exposure per hour. (Health Science Indones 2012;1:15-8)