Radiation protection capability and personal protection in interventional radiology: current situation in grade-Ⅲ hospital / 介入放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the current situation of radiation protection capability and personal protection in the clinical practice of interventional radiology in grade-Ⅲ hospital.Methods A total of 108 medical staffs including physicians,technicians and nurses,who worked in interventional room,CT/ MR room,interventional catheterization room,radiotherapy department or radiology department in a grade-Ⅲ hospital of Guangdong province during the period from June 2014 to November 2015,were enrolled in this questionnaire investigation.The contents of self-mnade questionnaire included general demographic data,personal radiation exposure and protection.By using self-made questionnaire about the radiation protection capability of interventional work (both I-CVI and S-CVI being 0.9) the interventional radiation protection capability of the hospital was evaluated.Results In a certain grade-Ⅲ hospital of Guangdong province,the protection capability in shielding facilities,operating time and distance protection was quite strong,but the health-care leave system was lack,the occupational hazard detection was insufficient,and the protection and training system was poorly executed.In aspect of personal protection,the usage rate of lead apron in interventional procedures was only 72.2％,moreover,the rate of not wearing a radiation detector was up to 4.6％,and 9.3％ of medical staff didn't know the correct wearing position of a radiation detector.Conclusion The medical institution is lack of enough attention to the personal radiation protection as well as to the occupational health of interventional medical staff.In part of the medical staff,the consciousness of radiation protection is weak and the protection knowledge is insufficient,they are lack of adequate attention to occupational protection.All these issues need to be further improved.