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ArticleRadiation protection dosimetry2021

PERSONAL DOSIMETRY USING MONTE-CARLO SIMULATIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL DOSE MONITORING IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY: THE RESULTS OF A PROOF OF CONCEPT IN A CLINICAL SETTING.

A Almén, M Andersson, U O'Connor, M Abdelrahman, A Camp, V García, M A Duch, M Ginjaume, F Vanhavere

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Article in Radiation protection dosimetry, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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A AlménMedical Radiation Physics, Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
M AnderssonMedical Radiation Physics, Department of Translational Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
U O'ConnorDepartment of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
M AbdelrahmanThe Belgian Nuclear Research Center, Boeretang, Belgium.
A CampInstitut de Tècniques Energètiques, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain.
V GarcíaInstitut de Tècniques Energètiques, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain.
M A DuchInstitut de Tècniques Energètiques, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain.
M GinjaumeInstitut de Tècniques Energètiques, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain.
F VanhavereThe Belgian Nuclear Research Center, Boeretang, Belgium.

Funding

Integration of Radiation Protection Research 662287
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exposure levels to staff in interventional radiology (IR) may be significant and appropriate assessment of radiation doses is needed. Issues regarding measurements using physical dosemeters in the clinical environment still exist. The objective of this work was to explore the prerequisites for assessing staff radiation dose, based on simulations only. Personal dose equivalent, Hp(10), was assessed using simulations based on Monte Carlo methods. The position of the operator was defined using a 3D motion tracking system. X-ray system exposure parameters were extracted from the x-ray equipment. The methodology was investigated and the simulations compared to measurements during IR procedures. The results indicate that the differences between simulated and measured staff radiation doses, in terms of the personal dose equivalent quantity Hp(10), are in the order of 30-70 %. The results are promising but some issues remain to be solved, e.g. an automated tracking of movable parts such as the ceiling-mounted protection shield.

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Occupational ExposureRadiation MonitoringHumansMonte Carlo MethodRadiation DosageRadiology, InterventionalRadiometry

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PMID33823548
PMCPMC8507461

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