Table 4.
Radiation dose from [18F]FDG and 99mTc-nanocolloid as received by operating theatre per procedure for each staff groups
| Variable | Category | Total | Operating surgeon | Assisting surgeon | Scrub nurse | Anaesthesiologist | Anaesthetic technician | Missing data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of staff members | n | 393 | 66 | 63 | 132 | 66 | 66 | |
| Measured EPD dose [µSv] | n | 388 | 66 | 62 | 128 | 66 | 66 | 5 (1.3%) |
| Mean (SD) | 38.2 (38.1) | 61.8 (45.5) | 54.8 (48.9) | 33.4 (32.5) | 26.4 (22.4) | 20.0 (20.7) | ||
| Median [Q1–Q3] | 27.0 [11.0–56.0] | 56.5 [38.0–74.0] | 44.5 [27.5–66.0] | 16.0 [4.0–59.0] | 22.0 [16.0–28.8] | 14.0 [10.0–20.0] | ||
| Min–max | 0.0–335.0 | 0.0–335.0 | 3.0–262.0 | 0.0–140.0 | 3.0–135.0 | 3.0–113.0 | ||
| Finger badge dose received "Left" [µSv] | n | 104 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 0 | 289 (73.5%) |
| Mean (SD) | 57.6 (26.8) | 72.9 (21.2) | 53.8 (17.9) | 64.6 (33.0) | 31.2 (15.4) | |||
| Median [Q1–Q3] | 58.0 [38.0–75.0] | 75.0 [58.0–94.3] | 48.3 [38.0–66.0] | 64.0 [30.8–91.4] | 20.0 [16.7–45.0] | |||
| Min–max | 16.7–104.0 | 43.3–104.0 | 33.3–82.9 | 16.7–100.0 | 16.7–64.0 | |||
| Finger badge dose received "Right" [µSv] | n | 99 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 295 (75.1%) |
| Mean (SD) | 62.2 (31.3) | 61.9 (30.4) | 63.9 (25.8) | 51.5 (13.0) | 101.7 (75.1) | |||
| Median [Q1–Q3] | 60.0 [53.0–70.0] | 60.0 [56.0–60.0] | 70.0 [53.0–70.0] | 60.0 [46.5–60.0] | 99.2 [33.3–165.0] | |||
| Min–max | 29.0–220.0 | 33.3–220.0 | 29.0–145.0 | 29.0–60.0 | 33.3–180.0 |