Evaluation of Protective Shielding Thickness of Benue State University Teaching Hospital Makurdi, Diagnostic Radiology Room, Nigeria
Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: Evaluation of Protective Shielding Thickness of Benue State University Teaching Hospital Makurdi Diagnostic Radiology Room was carried out using the Radarlat100 radiation meter. The workload of 125 (mA-min/wk.) and use factor 0.56 of the diagnostic X-ray machine was used to determine the shielding parameters at an operating potential of 150 kVp. The primary and secondary protective barriers of 3.95mm each were calculated. The wall thickness around the diagnostic room was measured to be 3.0 x 102 mm. This shows that the protective shielding thickness is adequate compared to the international recommended standard value of 74.0 ± 7.4 10-1 mm even for the highest peak voltage.
Authors: S. J. Gemanam, J. K. Aondoakaa, T. Sombo
Language: English
Topic: Radiation Dose and Imaging
Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2586987729