Re: Doses in PET centers

[Bernard L Cohen <blc+@pitt.edu>]

Could respondents to this please also send a copy to me?

Bernard L. Cohen
Physics Dept.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Tel: (412)624-9245
Fax: (412)624-9163
e-mail: blc+@pitt.edu


On Tue, 16 Jan 1996, P S. Rao wrote:

> This is a question for that subset of Radsafers who work in or around
> PET centers which have their own cyclotrons.  If there is a better
> newsgroup where I can post this question, please let me know.
> 
> I would like some information on typical or common personnel doses to
> personnel who work around the cyclotron, or in the hot lab
> synthesizing or labeling compounds, or administering them to
> administerees, human or otherwise.
> 
> More specifically, I would appreciate the following data for your
> center:
> 
> 1.  No. of PET personnel.
> 
> 2.  Approximate total mCi of PET compounds handled per month (or week
> or day if that is simpler).
> 
> 2.  Range of "whole body" and finger doses among personnel during a
> typical month.
> 
> 3.  Highest doses recorded, and explanation for same.
> 
> 4.  Your ALARA trigger levels for dose (quarterly or whatever) for
> PET personnel, and how often they are exceeded.
> 
> As you may have guessed by now, personnel in our PET facility keep
> registering pretty high readings, and I would like to know how they
> compare with other similar facilities.
> 
> Please be mindful of Radsafe netiquette, and respond to me directly!
> Thank you.
> 
> --
> P. Sridhar Rao, Radiology, CWRU / Univ Hosp of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio.
> Tel: 216-844-1295.    Fax: 216-844-3300.    E-mail: psr@po.cwru.edu