Background/introduction
Dosimetry audit plays an important role in the development and safety of radiology procedures. The need for dosimetric and geometric accuracy in radiology is well established1. Dosimeters are a form of radiation monitoring devices. They are used regularly for a number of key roles including both patient and personal dosimetry, environmental monitoring, spectroscopy, radiopharmaceutical and equipment checking.The film badge dosimeter or film badge is a personal dosimeter used for monitoring cumulative radiation dose due to ionizing radiation.The badge consists of two parts: photographic film, and...
Description of activity and work performed
Objective:
To assess the local practice of wearing film badges during fluoroscopic procedures at RMI, Peshawar keeping the target as 100%.
The standard:
All radiology personnel present during fluoroscopy should be wearing a personal dosimeter at all times.
All non-radiology personnel present during fluoroscopy should be wearing a film badge.
Audit Target:
100%
Data Compilation:
This was a blitz audit. In this audit, a survey was done from personnel working in fluoroscopy procedures in the departments of diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology and cardiology at RMI,...
Conclusion and recommendations
CONCLUSION:
The results of the study concluded that 41.6% personnel wore the film badge during fluoroscopic procedures, out of which highest percentage was in interventional radiology and lowest in cardiology.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Radiology personnel should not be complacent about the dose they receive.
Radiation safety must be set up with the aim of reducing the dose accumulated by the medicalstaff, while ensuring a certain comfort during the interventions. A dosimetry monitoring of theexposed persons is required in order to evaluate the received dose. In case of...
Personal/organisational information
Primary author:
Dr. Ummara Siddique Umer
MBBS (KEMC), FCPS (Radiology) , EDiR (EBR)
Consultant Radiologist & Assistant Professor of Radiology
Rehman Medical Institute Peshawar
Pakistan.
[email protected]
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Institution from which the work originated:
Rehman Medical Institute and Rehman Medical College Peshawar
5-B/2 phase 5, Hayatabad Peshawar, Pakistan
Disclosure:
U. S. Umer; Peshawar/PK - nothing to disclose.
Z. Sohail; Peshawar/PK - nothing to disclose.
A. Nawaz Khan; Peshawar/PK - nothing to disclose.
S. Ghulam Ghaus; Peshawar/PK - nothing to disclose
S. Gul; Peshawar/PK - nothing to...
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