Recommendations for the use of active personal dosemeters (APDs) in interventional workplaces in hospitals

U. O'Connor; Eleftheria Carinou; Isabelle Clairand; Olivera F. Ciraj-Bjelac; Francesca De Monte; Joanna Domienik-Andrzejewska; Paolo Ferrari; Mercè Ginjaume; Hrvoje Hrsak; Oliver Hupe; Zeljka Knezevic; Marta Sans-Mercé; Sandra Sarmento; Teemu Siiskonen; Filip Vanhavere

doi:10.1016/j.ejmp.2021.05.015

Recommendations for the use of active personal dosemeters (APDs) in interventional workplaces in hospitals

U. O'Connor, Eleftheria Carinou, Isabelle Clairand, Olivera F. Ciraj-Bjelac, Francesca De Monte, Joanna Domienik-Andrzejewska, Paolo Ferrari, Mercè Ginjaume, Hrvoje Hrsak, Oliver Hupe, Zeljka Knezevic, Marta Sans-Mercé, Sandra Sarmento, Teemu Siiskonen, Filip Vanhavere

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Abstract

Occupational radiation doses from interventional procedures have the potential to be relatively high. The requirement to optimise these doses encourages the use of electronic or active personal dosimeters (APDs) which are now increasingly used in hospitals. They are typically used in tandem with a routine passive dosimetry monitoring programme, with APDs used for real-time readings, for training purposes and when new imaging technology is introduced. However, there are limitations when using APDs. A survey in hospitals to identify issues related to the use of APDs was recently completed, along with an extensive series of APD tests by the EURADOS Working Group 12 on Dosimetry for Medical Imaging. The aim of this review paper is to summarise the state of the art regarding the use of APDs. We also used the results of our survey and our tests to develop a set of recommendations for the use of APDs in the clinical interventional radiology/cardiology settings, and draw attention to some of the current challenges.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	131-135
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physica Medica
Volume	87
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2021.05.015
State	Published - 18 Jun 2021

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O'Connor, U., Carinou, E., Clairand, I., Ciraj-Bjelac, O. F., De Monte, F., Domienik-Andrzejewska, J., Ferrari, P., Ginjaume, M., Hrsak, H., Hupe, O., Knezevic, Z., Sans-Mercé, M., Sarmento, S., Siiskonen, T., & Vanhavere, F. (2021). Recommendations for the use of active personal dosemeters (APDs) in interventional workplaces in hospitals. Physica Medica, 87, 131-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2021.05.015

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