Investigation of the effects of radionuclides used in nuclear medicine on organ dose and effective dose

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 3, 389 - 394, 30.05.2025

Turan Şahmaran , Hasan İkbal Atılgan

Abstract

Aims: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of 68Ga, 18F, 89Sr, 13N, 133Xe and 131I radionuclide sources on organ doses and effective doses at different distances.
Methods: In this study, radionuclides commonly used in nuclear medicine applications were defined in the VMC dose calculation software to determine organ doses and effective dose values at varying distances. Additionally, the dose rates of each radionuclide were obtained using the Rad pro calculator online program.
Results: For different radionuclides at a 10 mCi dose, average dose rate measurements were conducted at varying distances. Specifically, 13N and 89Sr delivered the highest doses to certain organs, whereas 133Xe ve 131I resulted in lower doses. The effective doses at 100 cm for 68Ga, 18F, 89Sr, 13N, 133Xe and 131I sources were determined to be 2.72 µSv, 2.94 µSv, 2.50 µSv, 2.84 µSv, 0.91 µSv, and 1.16 µSv, respectively. The effective doses at 150 cm for 68Ga, 18F, 89Sr, 13N, 133Xe and 131I sources were determined to be 1.56 µSv, 1.49 µSv, 1.30 µSv, 1.46 µSv, 0.14 µSv, and 0.58 µSv, respectively. As the distance increased, radiation exposure levels decreased.
Conclusion: In this study, radiation exposure decreased significantly with distance from the source, demonstrating the importance of maintaining distance and applying ALARA principles in clinical settings. Furthermore, avoiding close proximity to the radiation source and utilizing appropriate shielding methods are crucial in minimizing radiation exposure.

Keywords

Dose rate, organ dose, VMC program, ICRP female phantom

Nükleer tıpta kullanılan radyonüklidlerin organ dozu ve etkin doz üzerindeki etkilerinin araştırılması

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, 68Ga, 18F, 89Sr, 13N, 133Xe ve 131I radyonüklit kaynaklarının farklı mesafelerde organ dozları ve efektif dozlar üzerindeki etkilerini araştırmaktır.

Yöntem: Bu çalışmada, nükleer tıp uygulamalarında yaygın olarak kullanılan radyonüklidler, değişen mesafelerde organ dozlarını ve efektif doz değerlerini belirlemek için VMC doz hesaplama yazılımında tanımlanmıştır. Ek olarak, her bir radyonüklidin doz hızları Rad Pro Calculator çevrimiçi programı kullanılarak elde edilmiştir.

Bulgular: 10 mCi dozda farklı radyonüklidler için, değişen mesafelerde ortalama doz hızı ölçümleri yapılmıştır. Özellikle, 13N ve 89Sr belirli organlara en yüksek dozları verirken, 133Xe ve 131I daha düşük dozlara neden olmuştur. Mesafe arttıkça, radyasyon maruziyeti seviyeleri azalmıştır.

Sonuç: Bu çalışma, nükleer tıp profesyonelleri ve hastaları için ALARA (Makul Ölçüde Erişilebilir En Düşük) prensibinin önemini vurgulamaktadır. Bulgular, klinik uygulamalarda radyasyon dozlarını en aza indirmek için daha etkili radyasyondan korunma önlemlerinin geliştirilmesine katkıda bulunabilir. Ayrıca, radyasyon kaynağından yakın mesafeden kaçınmak ve uygun kalkanlama yöntemlerini kullanmak, radyasyon maruziyetini en aza indirmede kritik öneme sahiptir.

Keywords

Doz hızı, Organ dozu, VMC programı, ICRP Kadın fantom

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