en Radiation Biology Radiation Biology تحقيق بديع Original Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="text-justify:newspaper"><span style="text-kashida-space:50%"><span style="line-height:119%"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-US">Background:</span></span></span></span></span></span> <span lang="en-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span style="language:en-GB">This study aimed to assess the equivalent and effective doses received by medical personnel during an interventional radiology procedure. </span></span></span></span><span lang="en-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-GB">Materials and Methods: </span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="en-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span style="language:en-GB">Monte Carlo GATE was used to obtain the radiation doses. The protection provided by two protective garments was also investigated. </span></span></span></span><span lang="en-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-GB">Results: </span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="en-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span style="language:en-GB">The effective doses at LLAT and RAO30 projections were found to contribute high doses to the medical personnel, with rates varying between 0.5 to 2.0 </span></span></span></span><span lang="el" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span style="language:el">&mu;</span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span style="language:en-US">Sv. On the other hand, PA projection produced the lowest effective dose, between 0.04 to 0.6 </span></span></span></span><span lang="el" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span style="language:el">&mu;</span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span style="language:en-US">Sv. In the simulation, a 0.5 mm-thick protective garment reduced the effective dose to more than three times. At LLAT and RAO30 projections, the effective dose with no protection increased with variations of 3 to 9 </span></span></span></span><span lang="el" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span style="language:el">&mu;</span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span style="language:en-US">Sv, while PA projection increased the effective dose with variations of 1 to 3 </span></span></span></span><span lang="el" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span style="language:el">&mu;</span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span style="language:en-US">Sv per procedure. </span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:#1f497d"><span style="font-style:italic"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="language:en-US">Conclusion: </span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="en-US" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="color:black"><span style="language:en-US">A higher overall effective dose was observed for unshielded medical personnel. This work demonstrates the potential of Monte Carlo GATE in validating the doses received by medical personnel during interventional procedures.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div> occupational exposure, personnel, Monte Carlo method, interventional radiology, protective devices. 135 142 http://ijrr.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-1467&slc_lang=en&sid=1 S.H. Zuber 7900319475328460032880 7900319475328460032880 No Centre for Diagnostic, Therapeutic and Investigative Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia N.I.A. Mohd Hijas 7900319475328460032881 7900319475328460032881 No School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia M.F.R. Abdul Hadi 7900319475328460032882 7900319475328460032882 No School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia N.A.A. Hashikin hashikin@usm.my 7900319475328460032883 7900319475328460032883 Yes School of Physics, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia