Analysis of the radiation accidents prevalence in nuclear medicine in the Russian Federation
Radiation events (accidents) appearance is an integral part of the use of ionizing radiation sources in medicine in general and nuclear medicine in particular. To minimize the negative impact on patients, workers, and public due to such events, it is necessary to have reliable information about real...
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| author | A. V. Vodovatov L. A. Chipiga S. A. Ryzhov A. V. Petryakova A. M. Biblin G. A. Gorsky N. M. Vishnyakova |
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| description | Radiation events (accidents) appearance is an integral part of the use of ionizing radiation sources in medicine in general and nuclear medicine in particular. To minimize the negative impact on patients, workers, and public due to such events, it is necessary to have reliable information about real prevalence of the radiation events (accidents). The current work presents the analysis of the radiation accidents with medical ionizing radiation sources registered in the “Data bank of radiation accidents and incidents” of the Rospotrebnadzor Information and Analytical Centre for Radiation Safety and the results of workers questionnaires conducted in 25 nuclear medicine departments (about 30% of all nuclear medicine departments in the Russian Federation). The results of the analysis showed that the most common registered radiation accidents in the “Data bank of radiation accidents and incidents” are identification of passengers with high external dose rate as well as identification of waste contaminated by medical radionuclides. The results of the questionnaire showed that the most common radiation accidents (events) in nuclear medicine are contamination of work clothes or work surfaces with radionuclides, or patient fluids containing radionuclides; conducting examination without proper referral; extravasation of radiopharmaceutical. Existing systems of identification and registration of radiation accidents do not allow to identify radiation events (accidents) specific to nuclear medicine. The further research aimed at developing a classification of radiation events (accidents) in medicine and methods for responding to such events are feasible. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9efa41e58dba4f98a347ee88f56984072025-08-20T03:01:47ZengSaint-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. RamzaevРадиационная гигиена1998-426X2024-10-011739310210.21514/1998-426X-2024-17-3-93-102868Analysis of the radiation accidents prevalence in nuclear medicine in the Russian FederationA. V. Vodovatov0L. A. Chipiga1S. A. Ryzhov2A. V. Petryakova3A. M. Biblin4G. A. Gorsky5N. M. Vishnyakova6Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing; Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical UniversitySaint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing; A. Granov Russian Scientific Center of Radiology and Surgical Technologies of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; Almazov National Medical Research Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Russian FederationAssociation of Medical Physicists of Russia; Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; Research and Practical Clinical Centre of Diagnostics and Telemedicine Technologies of Moscow Healthcare DepartmentSaint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing; The City Hospital No 40 of the Kurortny DistrictSaint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance of Consumer Rights Protection and Human WellbeingSaint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing; I. Mechnikov North Western State Medical UniversitySaint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance of Consumer Rights Protection and Human WellbeingRadiation events (accidents) appearance is an integral part of the use of ionizing radiation sources in medicine in general and nuclear medicine in particular. To minimize the negative impact on patients, workers, and public due to such events, it is necessary to have reliable information about real prevalence of the radiation events (accidents). The current work presents the analysis of the radiation accidents with medical ionizing radiation sources registered in the “Data bank of radiation accidents and incidents” of the Rospotrebnadzor Information and Analytical Centre for Radiation Safety and the results of workers questionnaires conducted in 25 nuclear medicine departments (about 30% of all nuclear medicine departments in the Russian Federation). The results of the analysis showed that the most common registered radiation accidents in the “Data bank of radiation accidents and incidents” are identification of passengers with high external dose rate as well as identification of waste contaminated by medical radionuclides. The results of the questionnaire showed that the most common radiation accidents (events) in nuclear medicine are contamination of work clothes or work surfaces with radionuclides, or patient fluids containing radionuclides; conducting examination without proper referral; extravasation of radiopharmaceutical. Existing systems of identification and registration of radiation accidents do not allow to identify radiation events (accidents) specific to nuclear medicine. The further research aimed at developing a classification of radiation events (accidents) in medicine and methods for responding to such events are feasible.https://www.radhyg.ru/jour/article/view/1064radiation accidentradiation incidentmedical exposurepatientsworkers |
| spellingShingle | A. V. Vodovatov L. A. Chipiga S. A. Ryzhov A. V. Petryakova A. M. Biblin G. A. Gorsky N. M. Vishnyakova Analysis of the radiation accidents prevalence in nuclear medicine in the Russian Federation Радиационная гигиена radiation accident radiation incident medical exposure patients workers |
| title | Analysis of the radiation accidents prevalence in nuclear medicine in the Russian Federation |
| title_full | Analysis of the radiation accidents prevalence in nuclear medicine in the Russian Federation |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of the radiation accidents prevalence in nuclear medicine in the Russian Federation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of the radiation accidents prevalence in nuclear medicine in the Russian Federation |
| title_short | Analysis of the radiation accidents prevalence in nuclear medicine in the Russian Federation |
| title_sort | analysis of the radiation accidents prevalence in nuclear medicine in the russian federation |
| topic | radiation accident radiation incident medical exposure patients workers |
| url | https://www.radhyg.ru/jour/article/view/1064 |
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