Structural Shielding Evaluation: A Case Study of the Radiography Room of a Rural Hospital in Jos, Nigeria

Yusuf, Samson Dauda; Lumbi, W. L.; Ibrahim, Umar; Loko, Zubairu Abdulmumini; Mundi, Abdullahi A.

doi:10.1016/j.jmir.2020.02.002

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“…The results obtained were traced on figure 2 to 4 respectively. The results were compared with related studies which shows dissimilarity with the findings of Yusuf et al [11], Header et al [12] and Usman et al [13]. This study however is in agreement with the findings of Anizor et al [9] and Gemanam et al [10].…”

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Evaluation of shielding thickness in the radio-diagnostic facility of Turai Yaradua Maternity and Children Hospital Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria

Hadiza Gambo Rimi,

Emmanuel Joseph,

Dimas Skam Joseph

et al. 2023

Int. J. Sci. Res. Arch.

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The medical application of radiation can induce radio-biological effects which makes it necessary to ensure some safety precautions, of which, room shielding is one of those safety measures. The aim of this study was to assess the lead wall lining thickness of the radio-diagnostic room of Turai Yaradua Maternity and Children Hospital Katsina. The required lead wall lining thickness was estimated using NCRP 147 formulations. The measured area of the radio-diagnostic room was 39.44 m2. The maximum required lead thickness values were estimated as 1.1 mm and 0.8 mm for erect and supine radiographic positions, respectively, while, the installed lead wall lining thickness was 2 mm. The area monitoring revealed that there was no leakage radiation. Though, the shielding was adequate and there was no leakage radiation, it is however recommended that the radiation workers maintain maximum distance, minimum exposure time and use shielding barrier in order to ensure minimal occupational radiation exposure. Periodic area monitoring is also encouraged in order to prevent radiation exposure of the members of the public.

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Section: Figure 1 Radio-diagnostic Room Dimensionsupporting

confidence: 69%

Evaluation of shielding thickness in the radio-diagnostic facility of Turai Yaradua Maternity and Children Hospital Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria

Hadiza Gambo Rimi,

Emmanuel Joseph,

Dimas Skam Joseph

et al. 2023

Int. J. Sci. Res. Arch.

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“…From the discussion above, it can be concluded that concrete or lightweight concrete (hebel) coated with lead (Pb) can be used as a radiation shielding material. Concrete with a minimum thickness of 20 cm should be given a lead coating of 2 mm, so that it is able to withstand radiation and does not cause negative effects on the health of patients and radiation workers [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35].…”

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Radiation Protection Efforts in Restricting Exposure to Scattered Radiation Based on Room Analysis

Kusuma¹,

Ratna²,

Sola³

2022

Int J Radiol Imaging Technol

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Objectives:The purpose of this narrative review is to describe effective efforts in radiation protection to limit scattered radiation exposure in terms of room analysis and to find out the difference in the effect of retaining wall thickness in limiting the scatter radiation dose.Reviews: Scattered radiation is part of radiation that deviates from the radiation source. Scattered radiation is primary radiation that passes through an object, then is refracted so that it becomes scattering. Excessive exposure to scattered radiation may produce a detrimental effect on the human body. Efforts can be made to limit exposure to scattered radiation.PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar are databases used to search literature. The keywords used for literature searching are X-rays, radiation protection, scattered radiation, radiology installation, radiation leakage, wall thickness, radiation shield and space analysis combined using the Boolean operator (AND). The total references used are 35. Conclusion:Setting the distance and voltage of the radiation source is more effective in limiting radiation dose exposure and the thickness of the radiation barrier wall can limit the dose rate of the scattered radiation, the thicker the wall, the smaller the rate of radiation exposure passing through the wall.

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Characterization of the radiation shielding properties of fired lead sample for X-ray shielding applications

Agwu

Okoye

Ahia

et al. 2021

Progress in Nuclear Energy

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Structural Shielding Evaluation: A Case Study of the Radiography Room of a Rural Hospital in Jos, Nigeria

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Evaluation of shielding thickness in the radio-diagnostic facility of Turai Yaradua Maternity and Children Hospital Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria

Evaluation of shielding thickness in the radio-diagnostic facility of Turai Yaradua Maternity and Children Hospital Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria

Radiation Protection Efforts in Restricting Exposure to Scattered Radiation Based on Room Analysis

Characterization of the radiation shielding properties of fired lead sample for X-ray shielding applications

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