18 F-FDG production procedures as a source of eye lens exposure to radiation

Decreasing the individual dose limit of exposure to ionizing radiation to the eye lenses means
verifying the need for routine monitoring of the eye lenses of workers exposed to ionizing
radiation, including those employed in facilities producing radiopharmaceuticals based on
short-lived isotopes. This work analyzes the exposure of the eye lenses of employees of centers that
produce the isotopes for positron emission tomography, in particular fluorine-18. It takes into
account the employment structure and work system of the discussed centers, including in terms of
changing the dose limit of exposure to the eye lenses. This work complements the paper by Wrzesie ń
(2018 Australas. Phys. Eng. Sci. Med. submitted) , which focused on the exposure of workers ’ hands
to ionizing radiation in radiopharmaceutical production centers. Measurements were carried out using
high-sensitivity thermoluminescence detectors (LiF: Mg, Cu, P-MCP-N). The measurements covered 17
employees. Our resu...

Source: Journal of Radiological Protection - February 15, 2018 Category: Physics Authors: Ma łgorzata Wrzesień Source Type: research