Detailed Information

Cited 0 time in webofscience Cited 0 time in scopus
Metadata Downloads

A national survey of occupational radiation exposure among diagnostic radiologic technologists in South Korea

Authors
Lee, JeeyoungCha, Eun ShilJeong, MeeseonLee, Won Jin
Issue Date
12월-2015
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Citation
RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY, v.167, no.4, pp.525 - 531
Indexed
SCIE
SCOPUS
Journal Title
RADIATION PROTECTION DOSIMETRY
Volume
167
Number
4
Start Page
525
End Page
531
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/91796
DOI
10.1093/rpd/ncu330
ISSN
0144-8420
Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate representative occupational characteristics and radiation exposure for South Korean radiologic technologists. The authors conducted a national survey by stratified sampling of South Korean administrative districts and types of medical facilities. A total of 585 technologists were surveyed, and survey data were linked with dosimetry data from the National Dose Registry. A total of 73 % of radiologic technologists sampled were male, 62 % were younger than age 40 and 86.5 % began employment after 1990. The most frequent practices among radiologic technologists were diagnostic routine X-ray followed by computed tomography (CT) and portable X-ray. Male workers were more frequently involved in CT, portable X-ray and interventional radiology whereas female workers carried out most mammography procedures. The average annual effective dose was 2.3 mSv for male and 1.3 mSv for female workers. The dose was significantly higher for workers in the provinces and those who had recently started work.
Files in This Item
There are no files associated with this item.
Appears in
Collections
Graduate School > Department of Biomedical Sciences > 1. Journal Articles

qrcode

Items in ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.

Related Researcher

Researcher Lee, Won Jin photo

Lee, Won Jin
의과학과
Read more

Altmetrics

Total Views & Downloads

BROWSE