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ASSESSMENT OF RADIATION DOSE FROM MOBILE X-RAY MACHINES IN PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL Alexa Belle S. Dela Cruz

Evaluation of Radiation Dose of Occupational Workers in Mobile X-ray Facilities

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PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL
 
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ionizing radiation
 
%can ea#il !e tran#(orted
-u#ed u#uall in o(eratin$ roo&#)
e&er$enc roo&#) inten#ive care
unit# and neonatal unit#
-refer# to the do#e to the 'hole
!od fro& (enetratin$ x%ra#
 
 
the e*ui(&ent u(on in#tallation and
durin$ o(eration
do#i&eter#
ex(o#ure
-u#e# a li$ht #ource to o!tain the a&ount of
radiation a!#or!ed
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dia$no#i# and treat&ent of di#ea#e
ho'ever) it &a al#o cau#e da&a$e to
livin$ cell# in the !od.
0hen o(eratin$ &o!ile x%ra#) there
i# li&ited #hieldin$ availa!le for
the 'orer# thu#) it &u#t !e en#ured
that the ex(o#ure i# e(t a# lo' a#
(o##i!le.
o!"ective#, to a##e## the do#e# received ! the
occu(ational 'orer#
to co&(are the re#ult# if the co&(l
to the acce(ta!le li&it#
to contri!ute to the i&(rove&ent of
the &onitorin$ (ro$ra& i&(le&ented !
the -;<
(ro(o#ed,
0orer/# !a#ic infor&ation
:evie' of 'orer/# ex(o#ure
re(ort#
  , !"t"r around t&" !a%&in"
   &"r" t&" o."rator u)ua$ )tand)
Ra$)a'" /n'or)
P"r)ona Monitoring
-'orer# 'ill !e a#ed to 'ear to OSL
do)i!"t"r) 'ith Alu&inu& Oxide 2Al3O>,C6
cr#tal detector#
  und"r t&" "ad a.ron at the 'ai#t or at
the che#t level
  another to a (lace far fro& radiation
#ource# 0%ontro #adg"1
E(auation
-do#e 'ill !e calculated u#in$ 0e!#ter/# &ethodolo$ $iven ! the e*uation
EDE
and i# the over a(ron e*uivalent