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 industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0019-5278
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5278.183832
Subject(s) - environmental health , occupational exposure , medical radiation , health care , medicine , radiation exposure , family medicine , political science , medical physics , nuclear medicine , law
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.