Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology (Korean J Nucl Med Technol)

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Original article

Investigation of Personal Dosimeter Loss Case and Measures to Prevent Loss

Seong-Woo Park1*, Hyeon-Sik Park1, Yeong-Jae Park1, Geong-Jae Lee1, Gi-Baek Oh2, Seong-Ha Lee2, Min-Seok Kim3, Ju-Eon Park3, and MoonHui Won4

1Department of Radiation Safety Office, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
2Department of Radiation Safety Office, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
3Department of Radiation Safety Office, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
4Department of Radiation Safety Office, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence to Seong-Woo Park, Department of Radiation Safety Office, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 82, Gumi-ro 173 Beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeoggi-do, 13620, Rep. of Korea, Tel : +82-31-787-3905, E-mail : 20438@snubh.org

Volume 27, Number 1, Article 11, May 2023. Korean J Nucl Med Technol 2023;27(1):11. https://doi.org/10.12972/kjnmt.20230011
Received on December 07, 2022, Revised on March 24, 2023, Accepted on March 28, 2023, Published on May 31, 2023.
Copyright © 2023 Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Purpose: It is intended to improve the management efficiency of personal dosimeters by analyzing and sharing personal dosimeter loss cases and loss prevention measures. Materials and Methods: From 2017 to 2021, data on the number of lost personal dosimeters were collected at large hospitals, and the number of personal dosimeters issued and lost were investigated. Results: In order to prevent loss by institution, methods such as the use of auxiliary rings, contact stickers and dosimeter necklaces were implemented. Conclusion: Hospitals are a business that frequently changes clothes, such as surgical gowns and work clothes, so there is a lot of loss. In addition, it was confirmed that the loss rate increases as the number of personal dosimeters issued increases.
Keywords

Personal Dosimeter, Personal Exposure Dosimeter, Loss, Prevention of Loss, Penalty for Loss

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