Open AccessAssessment of occupational radiation exposure among medical staff in health-care facilities in the Eastern Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Khaled F. Salama,
Abdulrahman AlObireed,
Mohammed AlBagawi,
Yuosef AlSufayan,
Mohammed AlSerheed
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5278.183832
Subject(s) - medicine , radiological weapon , radiation exposure , radiation protection , lead apron , dosimeter , medical radiation , health care , ionizing radiation , medical physics , radiation dose , environmental health , nuclear medicine , radiology , dosimetry , irradiation , physics , economic growth , nuclear physics , economics
Radiation exposure poses hazards for health-care providers as well as patients in health-care facilities (HCFs). Radiographic imaging is extremely valuable as a diagnostic tool in medicine, but ionizing radiation and computed tomography (CT) scan carry well-known potential risks. Personnel and radiation safety monitoring is an important safety precaution in the practice of radiography.
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