DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2013.v01i05.002

Pages: 369-371

Interventional radiology now is common and favorite practice for orthopedists during surgeries; However orthopedist and the staff in the operating theatre exposed to a significant radiation dose during these procedures. This study aimed to evaluate hands radiation dose for orthopedists during the interventional, propose methods of radiation dose reduction and to compare the results with the literature. A total of 56 procedures of four different orthopedic surgeries were performed in three different centers in Khartoum-State. A calibrated 72 Thermoluminescence dosimeter (TLDs) had been used to measure orthopedists hand's radiation doses. The mean fluoroscopic exposure factors for all procedures were 72.4 kVp ±13, 1.4 mA±0.6 and 0.79 ±0.1 mins, the mean radiation dose for the hands of orthopedist was 0.27 mGy per procedures ±0.09. Compared results with previous studies, the present results were lower than previous studies. Radiation dose reduction techniques are recommended when heavy load co-exist