ON-FIELD EVALUATION OF OPERATOR LENS PROTECTIVE DEVICES IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY.
Radiat Prot Dosimetry
; 171(3): 382-388, 2016 Nov.
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The recent publication of the Euratom Directive 2013/59, adopting the reduction of eye lens dose limits from 150 to 20 mSv y-1, calls for the development of new tools and methodologies for evaluating the eye lens dose absorbed by the medical staff involved in interventional radiology practices. Moreover, the effectiveness of the protective devices, like leaded glasses, which can be employed for radiation protection purposes, must be tested under typical exposure scenarios. In this work, eye lens dose measurements were carried out on an anthropomorphic phantom simulating a physician bound to perform standard interventional neuroradiology angiographic procedures. The correlation between eye lens doses, in terms of Hp(0.07), and the equivalent dose [again in terms of Hp(0.07)] monthly measured with thermoluminescent dosemeters placed above the lead apron at the chest level was studied, in the presence and in the absence of different types of leaded glasses.
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Assunto principal:
Equipamentos de Proteção
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Doses de Radiação
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Proteção Radiológica
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Radiologia Intervencionista
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Exposição Ocupacional
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Dispositivos de Proteção dos Olhos
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2016
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