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Table 5.2: Suggested minimum distances to the vital organs of an occupant in an adjoining area Boundary Walls Ceilings Floors Minimum distance to occupant in adjoining area 0.3 m 0.5 m from floor above 1.7 m from floor below Based on NCRP, 2004. Figure 5.1: Suggested minimum distances to the vital organs of an occupant in adjoining area 0.5m Room above X-ray tube (source of primary radiation) Patient (source of scattered radiation) 0.3m Patient table Room below 1.7m Adapted from NCRP, 2004 5.2.2 Workload in radiology An essential factor in a shielding calculation is realistic knowledge of the workload for the X‐ray room in question. The BIR recommend that the workload should be based on Entrance Surface Doses (ESD) and Dose-Area Product (DAP) values (BIR, 2000). Most modern X‐ray systems are now fitted with DAP meters, making it relatively easy to obtain DAP values for the clinical workload in a particular X‐ray room. For new examinations, or where no local workload data is available, published values should be consulted for guidance. However, much of the published guidance is from UK studies and caution should be exercised as it may not always be representative of doses in Irish hospitals. In addition, published values will not necessarily reflect the current or new technology being installed. Local values should be used where possible. The workload in many rooms is increasing for reasons that include increased working hours, faster patient throughput with some digital imaging systems, and the increases in the number and complexity of procedures. The most satisfactory workload data used for shielding design is based on a realistic audit of current practice, projected for any envisaged increases in the future. It is better to generously provide for this at the beginning of the project, as retrofitting additional shielding at a later stage will be expensive. Consideration should also 52 The Design of Diagnostic Medical Facilities where Ionising Radiation is used
e given to exposures made during quality assurance (QA) testing as this may add significantly to the workload (BIR, 2000). Many studies which are helpful in determining workload are available, and a few are cited here. For example, ESD values are available from NRPB reports and the European Guidelines on Quality Criteria for Diagnostic Radiographic Images. Ranges of dental DAP and ESD values have been published and doses from CT examinations are also available (EC, 1996b, BIR, 2000, NRPB, 2002, NRPB, 2005). Little data is available from Irish hospitals although limited ESD values for some common projections have been published (Johnson & Brennan, 2000). DAP values for some common examinations from UK data are reproduced below in Table 5.3 (NRPB, 2002). The DAP values published in BIR (2000) have now been superseded by these. Table 5.3: DAP values for common X‐ray examinations (based on NRPB 2002) Examination DAP (Gy cm 2 ) Mean Max. Lumbar Spine AP 1.4 3.7 Lumbar Spine Lat 2.3 5.8 Lumbar Spine LSJ 2.4 6.7 Chest PA 0.10 0.24 Abdomen AP 2.5 8.2 Pelvis AP 2.2 7.3 An alternative approach to workload determination is used by the NCRP and is based on tube current and “beam-on” time. It is the amount of time that the X‐ray beam is producing radiation multiplied by the current, in units of milliampere minutes (mA.min), or mA.min per week (NCRP, 2004). A patient may have multiple exposures during an examination and the average workload per patient is given by W norm . The total weekly workload, W tot , is calculated by multiplying W norm by the average number of patients per week (N). W norm values were determined (for several types of X‐ray installation) from a survey of American institutions and are reproduced in Table 5.4. For a general radiography room, the workload in the case of “all barriers”, “chest bucky” only and “floor or other barriers” is presented as is the workload for a room containing both a general radiographic tube and a fluoroscopy tube (R&F room) (NCRP, 2004). The Design of Diagnostic Medical Facilities where Ionising Radiation is used 53
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