Exposure of Surgical Staff to Radiation During Surgical Probe Applications in Breast Cancer
JOURNAL OF BREAST CANCER, cilt.12, sa.1, ss.25-29, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Doi Numarası: 10.4048/jbc.2009.12.1.27
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF BREAST CANCER
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.25-29
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Breast carcinoma, Gamma probe, Radiation exposure, Sentinel lymph node, Tc-99m nanocolloid
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Purpose: The aim of study was to determine the level of the radiation exposure of surgical staff during surgical probe applications in breast cancer. Methods: Three operations of a sentinel lymph node biopsy were randomly selected. Spaced circles (50 cm apart) were drawn surrounding the operation bed on the floor. Tc-99m nanocolloid was injected peritumorally, and intradermally into a patient. The radiation dose was measured with a GeigerMueller counter placed according to the drawn circles at distances of 50-200 cm from the side of patient's head and bilateral chest while the patient lay on the operation bed. All of the surgical procedures were recorded with a video camera and were monitored. Results: The whole body dose to the senior surgeon was calculated as 2.00-4.70 mu Sv which means that a senior surgeon can perform 212-500 procedures per year to reach the annual International Commission on Radiological Protection radiation dose limit for a member of the public. Conclusion: We concluded that radiation risk to the surgical staff is low from sentinel node detection with the use of radiocolloids.