TY - JOUR JO - Medycyna Pracy. Workers' Health and Safety J2 - Med Pr Work Health Saf. SN - 0465-5893 VL - 68 IS - 2 PY - 2017 ID - Owsiak2017 TI - Occupational exposure in orthopedic procedures under fluoroscopic control AB - Background In interventional radiology the highest radiation doses are usually recorded for both the medical staff and the patients. Interventional procedures with X-rays are implemented in a number of medical specializations. This paper concerns the exposure of interventional teams performing orthopedic procedures under X-rays control. Material and Methods Doses for interventional teams were measured in the 3 Łódź hospitals. Thermoluminescent dosemeters were applied to measure the following dose equivalents: Hp(3) for eye lens, Hp(0.07) for palm skin, Hp(10) at the level of the neck without a protective shield (i.e., collar) and Hp(10) for the whole body on the front surface of the trunk (measured under the protective apron at the level of the chest). Results Doses for the operator who performs surgery, assisting physicians and scrub nurse were measured during 95 procedures. The highest doses were received by the operator the dose for eyes per 1 procedure did not exceed 0.1 mSv, the highest dose for hands was 1.6 mSv and the highest recorded effective dose was 0.02 mSv. Conclusions On the basis of the results of measurements and their comparison with the values reported in the literature it may be concluded that the obtained results fall within the published reference range (for non-vascular procedures). This proves the compatibility of practice in the monitored Łódź hospitals with routine methodology applied in other interventional departments. The measurement results confirm that the usage of thermoluminescent dosimetry is fully adequate for the evaluation of exposure in interventional radiology and that the usage of at least 2 dosemeters for that staff is necessary. Med Pr 2017;68(2):221–227 AU - Owsiak, Edyta AU - Kopeć, Renata AU - Budzanowski, Maciej AU - Staniszewska, Maria A. SP - 221 EP - 227 DA - 2017 DO - 10.13075/mp.5893.00396 UR - https://doi.org/10.13075/mp.5893.00396 ER -