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The Effect of Pre-Operative Verbal Confirmation for Interventional Radiology Physicians on Their Use of Personal Dosimeters and Personal Protective Equipment

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  • Satoru Matsuzaki

    (Department of Radiology, Shinkomonji Hospital, 2-5 Dairishinmachi, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu 800-0057, Japan)

  • Takashi Moritake

    (Department of Radiation Regulatory Science Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan)

  • Lue Sun

    (Health and Medical Research Institute, Department of Life Science and Biotechnology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba 305-8566, Japan)

  • Koichi Morota

    (Department of Radiology, Shinkomonji Hospital, 2-5 Dairishinmachi, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu 800-0057, Japan)

  • Keisuke Nagamoto

    (Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu 807-8556, Japan)

  • Koichi Nakagami

    (Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu 807-8556, Japan)

  • Tomoko Kuriyama

    (Department of Occupational and Community Health Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan)

  • Go Hitomi

    (Department of Radiological Technology, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki 701-0192, Japan)

  • Shigeyuki Kajiki

    (Department of Occupational Health Practice and Management, Institute of Industrial Ecological Science, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan)

  • Naoki Kunugita

    (Department of Occupational and Community Health Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, 1-1 Iseigaoka, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan)

Abstract

Interventional radiology (IR) physicians must be equipped with personal passive dosimeters and personal protective equipment (PPE); however, they are inconsistently used. Therefore, we aimed to explore practical measures to increase PPE usage and ascertain whether these measures could lead to an actual decrease in exposure doses to IR physicians. Dosimeters and PPE were visually inspected. Then, a pre-operative briefing was conducted as a direct intervention, and the use of dosimeters and PPE was verbally confirmed. Finally, the intervention effect was verified by measuring the use rates and individual exposure doses. Because of the intervention, the use rate markedly improved and was almost 100%. However, both the effective dose rate (effective dose/fluoroscopy time) and the lens equivalent dose rate (lens equivalent dose/fluoroscopy time) showed that the intervention led to a statistically significant increase in exposure (effective dose rate: p = 0.033; lens equivalent dose rate: p = 0.003). In conclusion, the proper use of dosimeters and PPE raised the radiation exposure values for IR physicians immediately after the intervention, which was hypothesized to be due to the inclusion of exposure overlooked to date and the changes in the dosimeter management method from a single- to a double-dosimeter approach.

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  • Satoru Matsuzaki & Takashi Moritake & Lue Sun & Koichi Morota & Keisuke Nagamoto & Koichi Nakagami & Tomoko Kuriyama & Go Hitomi & Shigeyuki Kajiki & Naoki Kunugita, 2022. "The Effect of Pre-Operative Verbal Confirmation for Interventional Radiology Physicians on Their Use of Personal Dosimeters and Personal Protective Equipment," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(24), pages 1-11, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:24:p:16825-:d:1003924
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