Re: Epidemiological evidence of lung cancer risk

[Ted de Castro <tdc@XRAYTED.COM>]

Right off hand I'd say that if you are concerned about risks to staff

from these procedures - you are doing something wrong!



I have been away from this particular aspect of our profession for some

time and so could be wrong. Would someone a bit "closer to the action"

care to comment?



I find it hard to believe that there are not engineered controls

commonly in place and in use to preclude staff risk from these

procedures.



Lam Hoi Ching wrote:

> 

> Dear radsafers,

>     I am in search of the epidemiology evidence of lung cancer risk for

> radiation staff in Nuclear Medicine. Those ventilation  scans involve the

> use of Xenon, Krypton and Technegas are radioactive gases which pose risk

> due to lung dose but epidemiogical evidence is lacking.

>     Thank you for any advice.

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