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캠프 캐럴 인근 선별 주민에 대한 건강검진 결과 분석 (Analysis of Mass Screening Results Among Sampled Residents Around Camp Carroll, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea)

  • 민영선;임현술;이관;박선애;이덕희;주영수;양원호;김근배;유승도
    • 한국환경보건학회지
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    • 제39권4호
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    • pp.322-334
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    • 2013
  • Objectives: This study describes the results of a mass screening and secondary questionnaire conducted among sampled residents around Camp Carroll. Methods: The subjects were sampled based on Waegwan groundwater ingestion history via a primary health questionnaire survey. However, the study population included voluntary participants and there were no grounds for disqualification. Among the 1,033 residents, excluding people living outside Waegwan, 844 subjects age 30 and over were analyzed. History of physician-diagnosed disease (including detailed history of cancer), eating habits, drinking and smoking histories were queried through questionnaires. Health screening consisted of a blood pressure check and blood test (complete blood cell, liver enzyme, lipid, blood sugar test, etc.). Results: The proportion of abnormal gamma-glutamyltransferase levels was higher in the groundwater ingesting female group than the non-ingesting female group. The odds ratios of the ingested '1 to 9 years' and '10 years and over' groups were 3.09 and 0.87, respectively. Proportions of hypertension in males, abnormal serum triglyceride levels in all and in females, and abnormal serum high density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in males were higher in the '10 to 29-year' resident group than in the '1 to 9 year' group. However, there were no significant trends according to length of residence. Conclusions: Physician-diagnosed prevalence and laboratory test results are not different by histories of Waegwan groundwater ingestion and by length of residence. Even if there are partially significant differences, they do not tend to follow increases of exposure amount and trends.

온라인 고체상추출과 LC-MS/MS 기술을 이용한 소변 중 파라벤류 분석 (Determination of 4 Parabens in Human Urine by Online SPE and LC-MS/MS Techniques)

  • 김정환;고영림;김판기;정지연;이은희;이승열;남혜선;이규식
    • 한국환경보건학회지
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    • 제38권6호
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    • pp.561-567
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    • 2012
  • Objectives: Parabens are widely used as antimicrobial agents in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics as well as by the food industry. Parabens have been reported to show weak estrogenic activity and be related to health effects such as allergic reactions and skin and breast cancer. We evaluated an online solid phase extraction (SPE) method coupled with LC-MS/MS technique using free and conjugated parent parabens in human urine for assessing human exposure to parabens. Methods: We employed LC/MS/MS through online solid phase extraction and column-switching techniques and analyzed free and conjugated parabens as biomarkers of human exposure. Four major parabens, methyl-paraben (MP), ethyl-paraben (EP), propyl-paraben (PP) and butyl-paraben (BP), were analyzed. Method validation was performed by sensitivity, accuracy, precision and comparison of the results of online SPE with offline SPE. Results: The limits of detection (LOD) were in the range of 0.2-2 ng/mL, and actual limits of quantification (LOQ) were in the range of 0.7-6 ng/mL urine, depending upon the compound. Accuracy was in the range of 98.3-106.4%, and precision was in the range of 1.3-8.7% (CV) depending upon the compound. We found a good correlation between the results of analysis by online SPE method and that by off-line SPE method. Conclusions: The online SPE method showed proper LOD and validated accuracy, precision and good correlation with the offline method for analyzing parabens in urine.

Fluorouracil의 환경감시 및 제거약제에 관한 연구 (A Study on Environmental Monitoring of Fluorouracil and Decontamination Reagents)

  • 이수길;이내우
    • 한국안전학회지
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    • 제24권4호
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    • pp.47-52
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    • 2009
  • 이 연구는 Fluorouracil(5-FU)가 병원에서 암치료제로 쓰이는 세포독성약제의 한 종류이기 때문에 병원내부에 5-FU의 폭로 정도와 그 관리를 위한 가장 효율적인 세척약제를 조사하기 위한 것이다. 이러한 세포독성 약제실이나 종약학 병동에서 근무하는 실무자들은 세포독성약제로 오염된 표면에 빈번하게 접촉하게 되면 세포유전성이나 DNA손상에 대한 위험이 높게 된다. 따라서 이러한 약제의 세척제실험을 위하여 4가지 약제로서 시행한분해시험에서 0.5%(w/v) NaClO 용액만이 5-FU를 즉시 분해시켰으므로 이 용액은 오염표면의 잔유물을 분해시키는데 사용될 수 있다. 세포독성 약제실의 오염표면에서 확인된 농도범위는 2.0에서 $13.8{\mu}g/m^2$까지이고, 종약학 병동의 오염표면에서 측정한 농도범위는 5.39에서 $11.53{\mu}g/m^2$이었다. 5-FU와 같은 세포독성약제로부터 피부오염을 피하기 위하여 작업장의 노출허용기준과 같은 법적인 조치, 완벽한 표면세척제 및 보호구사용과 같은 엄격한 관리기준이 마련되어야 할 것이다.

Biomonitoring of Toxic Effects of Pesticides in Occupationally Exposed Individuals

  • Arshad, Muhammad;Siddiqa, Maryam;Rashid, Saddaf;Hashmi, Imran;Awan, Muhammad Ali;Ali, Muhammad Arif
    • Safety and Health at Work
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    • 제7권2호
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    • pp.156-160
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    • 2016
  • Background: Workers in pesticide manufacturing industries are constantly exposed to pesticides. Genetic biomonitoring provides an early identification of potential cancer and genetic diseases in exposed populations. The objectives of this biomonitoring study were to assess DNA damage through comet assay in blood samples collected from industry workers and compare these results with those of classical analytical techniques used for complete blood count analysis. Methods: Samples from controls (n = 20) and exposed workers (n = 38) from an industrial area in Multan, Pakistan, were subjected to various tests. Malathion residues in blood samples were measured by gas chromatography. Results: The exposed workers who were employed in the pesticide manufacturing industry for a longer period (i.e., 13-25 years) had significantly higher DNA tail length ($7.04{\mu}m$) than the controls ($0.94{\mu}m$). Workers in the exposed group also had higher white blood cell and red blood cell counts, and lower levels of mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), MCH concentration, and mean corpuscular volume in comparison with normal levels for these parameters. Malathion was not detected in the control group. However, in the exposed group, 72% of whole blood samples had malathion with a mean value of 0.14 mg/L (range 0.01-0.31 mg/L). Conclusion: We found a strong correlation ($R^2=0.91$) between DNA damage in terms of tail length and malathion concentration in blood. Intensive efforts and trainings are thus required to build awareness about safety practices and to change industrial workers' attitude to prevent harmful environmental and anthropogenic effects.

치료방사선사의 직무에 의한 신체손상(근골격계 증상)에 관한 연구 (Work Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms and their Related Factors in Radiological Tehnologist.)

  • 이병철;조정희;신동봉;우중열;박재일
    • 대한방사선치료학회지
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.39-50
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    • 2004
  • 목적 : 이 연구의 목적은 아직까지 시행되지 않은 치료 방사선사를 대상으로 신체부위별 근골격계 질환의 증상에 영향을 주는 요인을 파악함으로써 방사선치료사의 직업성 근골격계 질환의 발생부위와 유병율, 위험요인을 파악하는데 기초 자료로서 삼고자 함이다. 첫째, 치료 방사선사의 인구사회학적 특징을 알아본다. 둘째, 치료 방사선사의 업무 특성에 따른 목, 어깨, 허리, 팔, 손/손목, 다리의 근골격계 자각증상에 대한 호소 실태를 알아본다.(유병율) 섯째, 치료 방사선사의 직무상 발생하는 근골격계 질환의 발생요인을 파악한다. 넷째, 치료 방사선사의 근골격계질환에 대한 관리 대처방안을 도출한다. 대상 및 방법 : 조사연구대상자는 2003년 현재 대한방사선치료학회에 등록된 회원중 서울지역의 6개 병원에 근무하는 치료방사선사(약 100명)를 대상으로 설문조사를 한다. 가. 설문지 측정도구로서 설문지를 이용하며, 설문지의 내용은 치료방사선사의 일반적인 특성인 "연령, 성별, 총 근무 연수, 작업부서, 1일 평균 근무시간, 1일 평균 휴식 시간, 1일 평균 환자 수, 운동여부 근골격계 자각증상인 "목, 어깨, 허리, 손목, 등, 손가락 등" NIOSH의 정의에따라 산업안전공단에서 국내 실정에 맞게 수정 보완된 설문지를 이용한다(산업안전공단, 2002). 나. 자료 수집 이 연구의 대상은 서울지역 위치한 종합병원에 근무하고 있는 방사선치료사로 2003년 9월 한달동안 자료를 수집한다. 우선 20명의 방사선치료사를 대상으로 2003년 8월 15일부터 8월 17일까지 예비조사를 시행하여 객관성과 타당도를 검증한 후 설문문항을 재구성한다. 설문지의 한다. 자료 수집 방법 우편발송을 통한 조사로 발송전 전화를 이용하여 조사목적과 작성방법을 설명한 후 발송한다. 결과 : 전체 대상자 72명중 50명($69.5\%$)이 근골격계증상을 보이고 있었으며, 근골격계증상이 없다고 한 대상자는 22명($30.5\%$)으로 나타났다. 이것은 상당히 높은 수준의 증상율이며 증상완화와 예방대책의 반드시 필요할 것으로 생각되며, 52명의 근골격계 증상자중 목 부위를 호소하는 중상자는 22명($33.3\%$), 어깨 부위는 24명($33.3\%$), 팔 부위는 9명($12.5\%$), 손 부위는 10명($13.9\%$), 허리 부위는 25명($34.7\%$), 다리/발 부위는 23명($31.9\%$)로 호소율을 보이고 있었으며, 치료 방사선사는 목, 어깨, 허리, 다리/발 부위가 대체적으로 $30\%$가 넘는 근골격계증상을 보이고 있었다. 또한 증상이 직무와 관련된다고 대답한 군은 목 부위는 24(18)명 $75\%$, 어깨 부위는 24(17)명 $70.8\%$, 손 부위는 9(7)명 $77.8\%$, 팔 부위는 10(9)명 $90\%$, 허리 부위는 25(23)명 $95\%$, 다리/발 23(20)명 $87\%$로 증상이 직무와 상당히 높은 관련성을 보이고 있었으며, 증상의 요인이 직무와 관련된 부분에서 치료방사선사들은 하루 평균이상 걷는 양 24명($33.3\%$), block 및 block mount 19명($27.5\%$), 환자 이동 및 부축 22명($31.9\%$), 환자 치료용 device 5명($7.3\%$), eletron cone 10명($14.5\%$), wedge 6명($8.7\%$), cassette사용 4명($5.8\%$), computer 사용 10명($14.5\%$)로 대답하였다. 결과로 보아 치료방사선사들은 하루 평균이상 걷는 양과 환자의 이동 및 부축이 근골격계 증상이 발생하는 가장 중요한 요인으로 보았다. 결론 : 가. 6개 병원 종합병원 72명으로 표본수 너무 적어 전체 치료방사선사를 대표 하기 어렵다고 생각이 됨, 추후 전체 치료방사선사를 대상으로 근골격계 증상의 대한 연구가 필요하다고 생각이 됨. 나. 연구목적의 정확한 전달이 부족 하여 설문지 작성의 미흡성이 많이 발견되었다. 다. 이번 연구결과의 내용으로 치료 방사선사들의 직무상 근골격계 질환의 발생위험도를 인지, 예방교육, 대처방안에 도움 되길 바랍니다.

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다이옥신과 건강: 인체 노출 수준 및 건강영향에 대한 역학적 연구 (Dioxins and Health: Human Exposure Level and Epidemiologic Evidences of Health Effects)

  • 장재연;권호장
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • 제36권4호
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    • pp.303-313
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    • 2003
  • 다이옥신은 단일 화학물질이 아니라 비슷한 화학적 구조와 독성작용을 갖는 화학물질들의 그룹이다. 다이옥신 중에 가장 많은 연구가 이루어졌고 독성도 강한 물질이 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin(TCDD)인데, 다이옥신 혼합체의 독성을 평가할 때는 각 물질 별로 TCDD에 대한 상대독성을 고려하여 독성등가계수(TEQ)라는 지표를 만들어 사용한다. 일반인들의 평균적인 혈중 다이옥신에 대한 기준값은 명확하게 제시되지는 않고 있으나 관련 연구들을 종합할 때 대략 10-20 ppt $I-TEQ_{DF}$ 범위를 일반인의 평균적인 수준으로 볼 수 있다. 오염 가능지역의 주민들의 혈중 다이옥신 값은 지역에 따라 차이가 있으나 대부분 20ppt $I-TEQ_{DF}$ 이상의 값을 나타내고 있으며 특히 오염이 심한 지역의 주민들의 경우에는 직업적인 노출이 없는 일반 주민들임에도 불구하고 혈중 다이옥신 농도가 약 50 ppt $I-TEQ_{DF}$까지 상승할 수 있다. 다이옥신의 건강영향에 관해서는 수많은 역학적 연구들이 수행되었지만 혈액내에서 TCDD를 직접 측정하여 인체 노출을 비교적 정확하게 평가한 사업장 코호트나 세베소 지역 주민 코호트에서 나온 결과들이 보다 많은 신뢰를 받고 있다. 다이옥신 노출에 따른 건강영향은 크게 암발생과 암을 제외한 건강영향으로 구분할 수 있다. 국제암연구기구(IARC)나 미국 환경보호청(EPA) 모두 TCDD를 인체 발암물질로 분류하고 있으나 역학적 증거들이 충분한 상태는 아니다. TCDD를 제외한 나머지 다이옥신에 대해서는 IARC에서 발암성의 증거가 불충분한 물질(Group 3)로 분류하고 있다. 대부분의 장기에서 다이옥신의 건강영향에 대한 조사가 이루어져 왔다. 현재까지 비교적 다이옥신 노출과 관련성이 높은 것으로 평가되고 있는 것은 염소성여드름, 간 효소의 하나인 GGT의 상승, 그리고 생식호르몬의 변화 등이다. 그밖에 지질농도, 당뇨, 면역학적 영향, 심혈관계에 대한 영향, 갑상선기능, 신경계에 대한 영향, 소아 발달에 대한 영향 등에 대해서는 역학 연구들이 일관된 결과를 보여주지 못하고 있기 때문에 계속적인 연구를 필요로 하고 있다. 다이옥신의 독성은 수많은 동물실험을 통해 증명이 되었으나 인간을 대상으로 한 역학적 연구는 아직 기대만큼 명료한 결과들을 제시해주지 못하고 있다. 그러나 IARC나 EPA모두 인체발암물질로 분류하였고 다양한 건강영향에 대한 증거들이 있는 것은 분명한 만큼 다이옥신 노출을 최소화하려는 노력을 게을리 해서는 안 될 것이다.

어린이집 실내·외 석면노출 가능성 조사에 관한 연구 (A Survey on Asbestos Exposure Possibility in Indoor and Outdoor Environments of Childcare Centers)

  • 박화미;손병훈
    • 한국산업보건학회지
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    • 제24권2호
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    • pp.122-129
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    • 2014
  • Objectives: Because of its properties such as resistance to heat, chemicals and corrosion; tensile strength; sound absorption; and affordable price, asbestos has been widely used as a building material, fire resistant and retardant, thermal and heat insulator, soundproofing material, and electrical insulation. Since the prolonged inhalation of asbestos can cause serious illnesses such as lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis after an incubation period of 20 to 40 years, the mineral was classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, an intergovernmental agency forming part of the World Health Organization. Children and infants are more at risk than are adults if they are exposed to carcinogens, due to aweaker immunity that has not yet been fully developed. Most childcare centers are operated all day and children tend to spend a great amount of time in the centers. This is why it is important for them to be systematically isolated from environments that may expose them to asbestos. Materials: In order to understand both indoor and outdoor hazards to which children may have been exposed, the study focused on actual surveys of asbestos used in childcare centers, paying special attention to slate-roofed buildings in the vicinity of the centers. Results: A survey of a total of 211 childcare centers showed that the buildings of 18.1% of the centers contained asbestos, with 60.53% of the material being found in classroom ceilings. "Tex" was the most used material for ceilings, making up 89.47% of all ceilings. An outdoor survey showed that childcare centers in Daegu Metropolitan City had an average of 143 slate-roof buildings within a distance of 1km. Conclusions: Buildings housing mainly toddlers, children, teenagers and others more vulnerable to the toxicity of asbestos are not subject to asbestos investigation by law. A legal and practical basis for asbestos control is required for such buildings. In particular, housing materials which contain asbestos in day care centers require asbestos control. GIS should be used to identify the location of buildings with slate roofing materials in the vicinity of daycare centers in order to gauge toxicity of exposure to asbestos caused by potential asbestos friability possibility in outdoor conditions.

Fingerprint of Carcinogenic Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs) during Bonfire Night

  • Pongpiachan, Siwatt
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제14권5호
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    • pp.3243-3254
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    • 2013
  • It is well known that increased incidences of lung, skin, and bladder cancers are associated with occupational exposure to PAHs. Animal studies show that certain PAHs also can affect the hematopoietic and immune systems and can produce reproductive, neurologic, and developmental effects. As a consequence, several studies have been attempted to investigate the fate of PAHs in atmospheric environment during the past decades. However, there is still a lack of information in regard to the atmospheric concentration of PAHs during the "Bon Fire Night". In this study, twenty-three polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and twenty-eight aliphatics were identified and quantified in the $PM_{10}$ and vapour range in Birmingham ($27^{th}$ November 2001-$19^{th}$ January 2004). The measured concentrations of total particulate and vapour (P+V) PAHs were consistently higher at the BROS in both winter and summer. Arithmetic mean total (P+V) PAH concentrations were $51.04{\pm}47.62$ ng $m^{-3}$ and $22.30{\pm}19.18$ ng $m^{-3}$ at the Bristol Road Observatory Site (BROS) and Elms Road Observatory Site (EROS) respectively. In addition arithmetic mean total (P+V) B[a]P concentrations at the BROS were $0.47{\pm}0.39$ ng $m^{-3}$ which exceeded the EPAQS air quality standard of 0.25 ng $m^{-3}$. On the other hand, the arithmetic mean total (P+V) aliphatics were $81.80{\pm}69.58$ ng $m^{-3}$ and $48.00{\pm}35.38$ ng $m^{-3}$ at the BROS and EROS in that order. The lowest average of CPI and $C_{max}$ measured at the BROS supports the idea of traffic emissions being a principle source of SVOCs in an urban atmosphere. The annual trend of PAHs was investigated by using an independent t-test and oneway independent ANOVA analysis. Generally, there is no evidence of a significant decline of heavier MW PAHs from the two data sets, with only Ac, Fl, Ph, An, 2-MePh, 1+9-MePh, Fluo and B[b+j+k]F showing a statistically significant decline (p<0.05). A further attempt for statistical analysis had been conducted by dividing the data set into three groups (i.e. 2000, 2001-2002 and 2003-2004). For lighter MW compounds a significant level of decline was observed by using one-way independent ANOVA analysis. Since the annual mean of $O_3$ measured in Birmingham City Centre from 2001 to 2004 increased significantly (p<0.05), it may be possible to attribute the annul reduction of more volatile PAHs to the enhanced level of annual average $O_3$. By contrast, the heavier MW PAHs measured at the BROS did not show any significant annual reduction, implying the difficulties of 5- and 6-ring PAHs to be subject to photochemical decomposition. The deviation of SVOCs profile measured at the EROS was visually confirmed during the "Bonfire Night" festival closest to the $6^{th}$ November 2003. In this study, the atmospheric PAH concentrations were generally elevated on this day with concentrations of Fl, Ac, B[a]A, B[b+j+k]F, Ind and B[g,h,i]P being particularly high.

근로자의 화학적 노출과 주관적 호흡곤란 증상간의 연관성: 3차 근로환경조사 자료 분석 (Association of Exposure to Chemicals with Dyspnea among Employed Workers: Analysis of the 3rd Korean Working Conditions Survey)

  • 박문영;황성호;홍기명;오세은;이경무
    • 한국산업보건학회지
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    • 제26권1호
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    • pp.64-74
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    • 2016
  • Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether chemical exposure among workers has relevance to dyspnea using data from the $3^{rd}$ Korea Working Conditions Survey. Methods: The research subjects were 29,711 wage workers. Chemical exposures consist of four factors, (1) breathing in vapors, fumes, dust and dirt, (2) breathing in organic solvent vapors, (3) handling or touching chemicals, and (4) secondhand smoke. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to examine the association between chemical exposure and dyspnea in the last 12months using proc surveylogistic in SAS 9.3 statistical software excluding people who had received a diagnosis of hypertension or obesity that can affect the respiratory distress symptoms(n=27,842). Results: Chemical exposure among workers was associated with dyspnea after adjustment for demographics and job characteristics. Prevalence of dyspnea was 4.9 per 1,000 among men and 5.8 per 1,000. Compared to a total score of 0 points of chemical exposure among workers, a total score of 1, 2-3, and 4 points tended to have increased risk of dyspnea in a dose-response manner for both men (OR=1.43, 1.93, and 4.26; P-for trend=0.002) and women(OR=1.10, 2.81, and 7.70; P-for trend=0.002). Stratified analysis by duration of current job showed that the association between chemical exposure and dyspnea tended to get stronger until 15 years and then disappeared afterwards, which reflects healthy worker survivor effect. Conclusions: We observed significant association between chemical exposure and dyspnea using the data of the $3^{rd}$ Korea Working Conditions Survey. Our results warrants providing knowledge related to chemical exposure, performing prevention activities, and creating various health policies to protect workers.

Level of radiation dose in university hospital non-insured private health screening programs in Korea

  • Lee, Yun-Keun
    • Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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    • 제31권
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    • pp.7.1-7.6
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    • 2016
  • Objectives The aim of this study is to evaluate radiation exposure resulting from the comprehensive health examinations of selected university hospital programs and to present basic data for research and management strategies on the health effects of medical radiation exposure. Methods Radiation-based diagnostic studies of the comprehensive health examination programs of ten university hospitals in Seoul, Korea, as introduced in their websites, were analyzed. The medical radiation studies of the programs were reviewed by radiologists. Only the effective doses of the basic studies were included in the analysis. The optional studies of the programs were excluded. Results Among the 190 comprehensive health examination programs, 132 programs (69.5%) included computed tomography studies, with an average of 1.4 scans. The average effective dose of radiation by program was 3.62 mSv for an intensive program for specific diseases; 11.12 mSv for an intensive program for cancer; 18.14 mSv for a premium program; and 24.08 mSv for an overnight program. A higher cost of a programs was linked to a higher effective dose (r=0.812). The effective doses of the examination programs for the same purposes differed by as much as 2.1 times by hospital. Inclusion of positron emission tomography-computed tomography was the most critical factor in determining the level of effective dose. Conclusions It was found that radiation exposure dose from comprehensive health exam programs targeted for an asymptomatic, healthy public reached between 3.6 and 24 times the annual dose limit for the general public. Relevant management policies at the national level should be provided to minimize medical radiation exposure.