The Relationship of Effective Dose to Personnel and Monitor Reading for Simulated Fluoroscopic Irradiation Conditions

The exposure of staff during fluoroscopic procedures was simulated for overcouch x-ray tube/undercouch image intensifier and undercouch x-ray tube/overcouch image intensifier geometries. A Rando phantom with film badge dosimeters attached to the skin surface at seven commonly used monitoring sites and loaded with lithium fluoride thermoluminescent dosimeters was irradiated for an extended period in the vicinity of a patient couch. Scattered...