Spatial distribution of the beta extremity doses in nuclear medicine : a feasibility study with thin alfa-Al2O3:C TLDs
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2010
Citazione:
Spatial distribution of the beta extremity doses in nuclear medicine : a feasibility study with thin alfa-Al2O3:C TLDs / P. Mancosu, M. C. Cantone, I. Veronese, A. M. Giussani. - In: PHYSICA MEDICA. - ISSN 1120-1797. - 26:1(2010), pp. 44-48.
Abstract:
Exposures to the extremities have increased due to new therapeutic protocols involving beta sources. In this study, thermoluminescent dosimeters based on alpha-Al(2)O(3):C were used to map the dose distribution to the extremities of physicians and paramedical personnel handling beta emitters. The results showed a strong inhomogeneous dose distribution between different phalanxes, fingers and hands of all the investigated subjects, without an indication of systematic trends in the dose patterns. Consequently, conventional dosimetric practices, based on the use of wrist or ring dosimeters, may be not suitable for providing reliable assessments of the inhomogeneous doses received at the fingertip.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
α-Al2O3:C; Beta radiation; Extremity dosimetry; TLD
Elenco autori:
P. Mancosu, M. C. Cantone, I. Veronese, A. M. Giussani
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