Syringe
shields significantly reduce hand exposure
Staff preparing and
injecting radiopharmaceuticals in hospitals may
receive significant radiation doses to their hands.
These doses may be high enough to warrant that they
be classified as radiation workers. The influence of
local shielding on finger doses has been
investigated. Staff preparing radioactive liquids in
a radionuclide dispensary and drawing up and
injecting radiopharmaceuticals in a nuclear medicine
department have been studied. Read more