Safety assessment of radiopharmaceuticals handling in the nuclear medicine departments

Authors

Shannen Christelle A. Andrade ⋅ PH Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, University of the Philippines Manila
Alvin C. Baclig ⋅ PH Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, University of the Philippines Manila
Sarah C. Johnson ⋅ PH Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, University of the Philippines Manila
Phoebe Alejo ⋅ PH Department of Health

Abstract

Improper handling of radiopharmaceuticals may cause contamination or unnecessary exposure to occur which could result in significant doses to target organs and potentially raise the risk of subsequent radiation-induced cancer. Radiation protection aims to prevent these effects from happening and may be achieved through safety assessment. With the use of a survey meter and ion chamber, identification of sources of routine and potential exposures and estimation of the probability and magnitude of the doses received from exposure by dose mapping was done. Dose readings, ranging from 0 to 7.5 μSv/hr, were found to be below radiation dose levels.

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Issue

2015: Proceedings of the 33rd Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2015-4C-03

Section

Complex Systems, Atmospheric Physics, Biophysics, and Medical Physics

Published

2015-06-03

How to Cite

[1]

SCA Andrade, AC Baclig, SC Johnson, and P Alejo, Safety assessment of radiopharmaceuticals handling in the nuclear medicine departments, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 33, SPP-2015-4C-03 (2015). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/1085.