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Analysis of the Spatial Dose Rates According to the Type of Radiation Source Used in Multi-bed Hospital Room

다인병실에서 이용되는 방사선원의 종류에 따른 공간선량률 분석

  • Jang, Dong-Gun (Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, Dongnam Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences Cancer center) ;
  • Kim, Junghoon (Dept. of Radiological Science, College of Health Sciences, Catholic University of Pusan) ;
  • Park, Eun-Tae (Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University)
  • 장동근 (동남권원자력의학원 핵의학과) ;
  • 김정훈 (부산가톨릭대학교 보건과학대학 방사선학과) ;
  • 박은태 (인제대학교 부산백병원 방사선종양학과)
  • Received : 2017.06.07
  • Accepted : 2017.09.13
  • Published : 2017.09.30

Abstract

Medical radiation offers significant benefits in diagnosing and treating patients, but it also generates unnecessary radiation exposure to those nearby. Accordingly, the objective of the present study was to analyze spatial dose rate according to types of radiation source term in multi-bed hospital rooms occupied by patients and general public. MCNPX was used for geometric simulation of multi-bed hospital rooms and radiation source terms, while the radiation source terms were established as whole body bone scan patients and imaging using a portable X-ray generator. The results of simulation on whole body bone scan patients showed $3.46{\mu}Sv/hr$ to another patient position, while experimental results on imaging using a portable X-ray generator showed $1.47{\times}10^{-8}{\mu}Sv/irradiation$ to another patient position in chest imaging and $2.97{\times}10^{-8}{\mu}Sv/irradiation$ to another patient position in abdomen imaging. Multi-bed hospital room, unnecessary radiation generated in the surrounding patients, while legal regulations and systematic measures are needed for radiation exposure in multi-bed hospital rooms that are currently lacking in Korea.

의료 방사선은 환자의 진단 및 치료를 함에 있어 중대한 이득을 제공하지만 주변인에게 불필요한 피폭을 발생시킨다. 이에 본 연구에서는 환자와 일반인이 같은 공간 내 상주하는 다인 병실에 대해 선원항의 종류에 따른 공간선량률을 분석하고자 하였다. 실험은 몬테카를로 모의모사(MCNPX)를 이용하였으며, 선원항은 전신 뼈검사 환자와 이동형 X선 발생장치를 모사하였다. 실험결과 전신 뼈검사 환자의 측면 병상 위치에서 약 $3.46{\mu}Sv/hr$의 선량이 나타났으며, 이동형 X선 발생장치를 이용한 실험 결과, 흉부검사 시 측면 병상 위치에서 $1.47{\times}10^{-8}{\mu}Sv/irradiation$, 복부검사 시 측면 병상 위치에서 $2.97{\times}10^{-8}{\mu}Sv/irradiation$ 값이 나타났다. 이처럼 다인병실에서는 주변 환자에게 불필요한 방사선을 발생시키며, 국내의 미흡한 다인 병실의 방사선에 대한 법적인 규제 및 체계적인 차폐 방안이 마련되어져야 할 것이다.

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