Analysis of the radiation accidents prevalence in nuclear medicine in the Russian Federation
A. V. Vodovatov,
L. A. Chipiga,
S. A. Ryzhov,
A. V. Petryakova,
A. M. Biblin,
G. A. Gorsky,
N. M. Vishnyakova https://doi.org/10.21514/1998-426X-2024-17-3-93-102
Abstract
Radiation events (accidents) appearance is an integral part of the use of ionizing radiation sources in medicine in general and nuclear medicine in particular. To minimize the negative impact on patients, workers, and public due to such events, it is necessary to have reliable information about real prevalence of the radiation events (accidents). The current work presents the analysis of the radiation accidents with medical ionizing radiation sources registered in the “Data bank of radiation accidents and incidents” of the Rospotrebnadzor Information and Analytical Centre for Radiation Safety and the results of workers questionnaires conducted in 25 nuclear medicine departments (about 30% of all nuclear medicine departments in the Russian Federation). The results of the analysis showed that the most common registered radiation accidents in the “Data bank of radiation accidents and incidents” are identification of passengers with high external dose rate as well as identification of waste contaminated by medical radionuclides. The results of the questionnaire showed that the most common radiation accidents (events) in nuclear medicine are contamination of work clothes or work surfaces with radionuclides, or patient fluids containing radionuclides; conducting examination without proper referral; extravasation of radiopharmaceutical. Existing systems of identification and registration of radiation accidents do not allow to identify radiation events (accidents) specific to nuclear medicine. The further research aimed at developing a classification of radiation events (accidents) in medicine and methods for responding to such events are feasible.
Supporting agencies: The work was performed as a part of the program of Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being “Development and scientific justification of a set of measures to ensure radiation protection in nuclear medicine”.
About the Authors
A. V. Vodovatov
Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing; Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aleksandr V. Vodovatov – Candidate of Biological Sciences, Head of Laboratory, Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing; docent, Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Mira Str., 8, Saint Petersburg, 197101
L. A. Chipiga
Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing; A. Granov Russian Scientific Center of Radiology and Surgical Technologies of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; Almazov National Medical Research Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Larisa A. Chipiga – Candidate of Engineering Sciences, research fellow, Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing; research fellow, A.M. Granov Russian Scientific Center of Radiology and Surgical Technologies of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; docent, Almazov National Medical Research Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Saint Petersburg
S. A. Ryzhov
Association of Medical Physicists of Russia; Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation; Research and Practical Clinical Centre of Diagnostics and Telemedicine Technologies of Moscow Healthcare Department
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergey A. Ryzhov – vice president, Association of Medical Physicists in Russia; research fellow, Research and Practice Center of Diagnostics and Telemedicine Technologies; head of the radiation safety and medical physics department, Dmitry Rogachev National Medical Research Center of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
Moscow
A. V. Petryakova
Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing; The City Hospital No 40 of the Kurortny District
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anastasia V. Petryakova – acting junior researcher, Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing; radiation safety engineer, Saint Petersburg City Hospital No. 40
Saint Petersburg
A. M. Biblin
Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Artem M. Biblin – senior research fellow, head of Information-analytical center
Saint Petersburg
G. A. Gorsky
Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing; I. Mechnikov North Western State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Grigory A. Gorsky – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Deputy Director of the Innovation work, Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing; docent, I. Mechnikov North Western State Medical University
Saint Petersburg
N. M. Vishnyakova
Saint Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nadezhda M. Vishnyakova – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Deputy Director
Saint Petersburg
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Vodovatov A.V., Chipiga L.A., Ryzhov S.A., Petryakova A.V., Biblin A.M., Gorsky G.A., Vishnyakova N.M. Analysis of the radiation accidents prevalence in nuclear medicine in the Russian Federation. Radiatsionnaya Gygiena = Radiation Hygiene. 2024;17(3):93-102. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21514/1998-426X-2024-17-3-93-102
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