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Refresher Course 18Refresher Course 18
Shielding Of Medical Facilities. Shielding Design ConsiderationShielding Of Medical Facilities. Shielding Design Considerations For PETs For PET--CT CT FacilitiesFacilities
Juan Angel Cruzate and Adrián Pablo Discacciatti
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NonNon--invasive Medical Imaging Techniquesinvasive Medical Imaging Techniques
AnatomicalAnatomical
FunctionalFunctional
X-rays
CT ( Computed Tomography)
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging )
Ultrasound
Nuclear Medicine
CT
PET
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Positron Emission Tomography
Positron Decay (β+)
Gamma coincidence detection
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Positron Emission Tomography
F-18 FDG Fluoro-2-deoxyglucose
Diagnostic technique ⇒ Radiotracer must have short half-life
Typical radiotracerused in PET
123
18F15O11C 13N
109.8 min
2 min
20.4 min
10 minthe most used
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Positron Emission Tomography
what about the images from PET scanner ?
so, we can see the tumour, but no anatomy details
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Positron Emission Tomography
then, how can a physician make a diagnosis ?
IMAGE FUSION
PETCT IMAGE FUSION
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here we have other examples of image fusion
PET
CT
IMAGEFUSION
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Positron Emission Tomography
IMAGE FUSION PET/CT units⇒
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PET/CT units
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PET/CT units
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PET/CT units
CONTROL CONSOLE
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Radiation Protection
typical radiotracer used in PET
123
18F15O11C 13N
109.8 min
2 min
20.4 min
10 min
the most used
the longesthalf-life
consequently, radiation protection measures are drew out assuming only studies with 18F
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Typical practice
The vial with the radionuclide is received and stored in the “hot lab”
radionuclide reception
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Typical practice
Prior to injection to the patient, the radioactive aliquot has to be transferred from the vial to the syringe.
“dose” preparation
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Typical practice
Then, syringe is transported up to the place of injection to patient (injection room)
syringe transportation
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Typical practice
patients are injected with an average 18F activity of about 555 MBq (15 mCi)
injection
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Typical practice
patients lie down in the uptake room for about 45-60 minutes (uptake time)
• to allow distribution of radionuclide throughout the body
• for reduction of uptake in the skeletal muscles
generally injection room and uptake room are the same
uptake
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Typical practicestretcher
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Typical practice
patients are instructed to void their bladder of urine accumulation (about 15 % of administered activity) before scanning
• to reduce gamma dose in the bladder
• to avoid signal interference due to gamma emission from bladder
uptake
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main gamma emission from annihilation photons(not from tumours)
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Typical practice
patients are given an approximately 20-30 minutes scan (acquisition time)
scanning
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but, what are the radiation sources ?
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Why is PET shielding different ?
• The 511 keV photons from 18F and the mobile nature of the source (source itself and patient) create some unique shielding design problems for a PET clinic.
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Why is PET shielding different ?
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Why is PET shielding different ?
• New clinics are commonly sandwiched into existing imaging centers that are densely populated. Areas above and below the clinics are routinely occupied by other offices.
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Radiological evaluation
• to exposed workers• to members of the public
Assesment of the annual effective dose⇓
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Radiological evaluation• radionuclide involved• layout of the facility• shieldings• use of spaces in and out the facility • expected number of patients per year• working procedures
• administered activity
• uptake time
• acquisition time
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Radiological evaluation
• PET facility must comply with regulatory standards from its country
• Then, assessed annual effective dose must be compared with dose constrains from those standards
• And, obviously, must be less than those constrains
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effective dose
effective dose depends on
• incident photon energy
• irradiation geometry
radiationprotection ⇒
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common irradiation geometries
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but, in general, during a given practice we have a combination of geometries
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effective dose dependenceAP yields the highesteffective dose
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Effective dose rate constant (Γ)
the effective dose per unit time and per unit activity at 1m from an “unshielded” source
In radiation protection we are interested in antero-posterior geometry, because it shields
the most conservative value
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Effective dose rate constant (Γ)
1.39 10-4 mSv m2 / h MBq
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Administered activity decay
uptup eAtA λ−= 0)( 0Aα−
Adults ≈ 370-740 MBq (10-20 mCi)
children ≈ 4-5 MBq (108-135 μCi) per Kg
≈ 45 - 60 minutes≈ 10 - 15 %
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Transmission Factor
( )( )oo
o
rDrDk =
effective doseconsideringno shielding
effective doseconsideringshielding
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Materials used in PET shielding
• Lead (δ = 11.35 g / cm3)
• Steel (δ = 7.86 g / cm3)
• Ordinary concrete (δ ≈ 2.35 g / cm3)
• Masonry (mix of brick and mortar,δ ≈ 1.6 g / cm3)
• patient (δ ≈ 1 g / cm3)
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Materials used in PET shielding
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Materials used in PET shielding
but, what about k values for masonry ?
we can use k for ordinary concrete, but using
concrconcr
brickbrick XX
δδ
=
taking into account that δ ≈ 1.6 g/cm3
concrconcrconcrbrick XXXcmgcmgX 3/268.0
/35.2/6.1
3
3
≅==
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and what about the patient ?
studies suggest an effective body absorption factor of 0.36
so, for radiation protection patient may be considered as a point source with a transmission factor of k=0.64
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Dose Reduction Factor
( ) dteDtD tt
λ−•
∫=0
0( ) ( )teDtD λ
λ−•
−= 110
( ) ( )tet
tDtD λ
λ−•
−= 110
( )tt e
tR λ
λ−−⋅
⋅= 11
tRtDtD ⋅=•
0)(
⇒ ⇒
⇒
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Dose Reduction Factor
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Occupancy factor, T
the average fraction of the effective irradiation time that a maximally exposed individual remains in the area or point of interest
i.e the person who spends the most time there
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Occupancy factor, Tcontrolled areas
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Calculation model
point source model is used
• is a simple model
• is conservative for radiation protection purposes
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Calculation model
TRkd
NtAD t
op2Γ=
effective annual dose produced during operation
effective dose rate constant
activity when operation begins time duration
of operation
number of annual operations
distance from source to calculation point
transmission factor dose reduction factor
occupancy factor
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Radiation sources
• sources stored in hot lab
• patient in uptake room
•patient in PET/CT scanner
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The hot lab
lead container
typically 5 cm-thick k ≈ 5 10-4⇒
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Radiation sources
• sources stored in hot lab
• patient in uptake room
•patient in PET/CT scanner
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Calculation modelPUBLIC
WORKER
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Typical dose assessment
let’s suppose a typical PET study
• administered activity : 555 MBq (15 mCi)
• uptake time : 60 minutes
• acquisition time : 45 minutes
• 40 patients per week
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Typical dose assessment
dose constrains from Nuclear Regulatory Authority of Argentina will be supposed
• occupational exposure : 5 mSv per year
• members of public : 100 μSv per year
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Radiation protection considerations
usually, surrounding uncontrolled areas in the vicinity of the PET facility have an occupancy factor of 1
radiation safety must be guaranteed by the facility design itself and not by particular
procedures
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Radiation protection considerations
• Prior to injection to the patient, the radioactive aliquot has to be transferred from the vial to the syringe.
• This operation is carried out interposing a lead shield between the vial and the operator.
• In order to allow visual shadowing of the operation, lead glass has to be used.
• This operation may last only a few seconds
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Radiation protection considerations
lead glass
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Radiation protection considerations
• after the syringe was loaded with the radioactive solution, it has to be translated to the uptake room, where the patient is injected.
lead
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Radiation protection considerations
• Once in the uptake room, radioactive aliquot is injected to the patient.• Because of the high effective dose constant associated, hand doses for individuals drawing up and administering PET radiopharmaceuticals can be substantial.
• For the typical case described, the dose rate at 5 cm from an unshielded syringe is 30.86 mSv/h
• This operation may last between up to 1 min,
• In this case the annual dose to a technician should be about 1070 mSv
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Radiation protection considerations
Tungsten syringe shields can reduce the hand dose, but the additional weight can make injections difficult.
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Radiation protection considerations
• The injection may be administered to the patient using a catheter, with the syringe located within the mentioned lead shielding.
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Radiation protection considerations
• Other ways to reduce hand dose
• Use automatic dispensing systems
• Divide the injection responsibilities among the staff.
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Radiation protection considerations
• If a single member of the staff would remain at 1 m from the patient during uptake time, then the annual dose to this technician should be 85 mSv
• Consequently, the staff should develop procedures to minimise the time spent near the radioactive patient.
In other words, the practice should be “optimised”.
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Radiation protection considerations
• Information collection, explanations, blood collection or other tests should be performed as much as possible before radioactivity has been administered.
• Remote monitoring of the patients using video cameras could also be used.
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Radiation protection considerations• Portable lead shields can be used effectively to shield patients in uptake rooms, where they are required to remain stationary.
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Radiation protection considerations
• The gantry of the PET tomograph can provide a substantial reduction of the dose rate.
• This depends on the actual geometry and placement of the tomograph in the room as well as the type of scanning procedures.
• If information on the tomograph shielding characteristics is available from the vendor, it can be incorporated into the calculation.
but normally the most conservative approach is taken, i.e. no shielding from the tomograph is
assumed.
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Radiation protection considerations
• During image acquisition, at least one technologist is located at the PET system console where both, the patient and the progress of the imaging study, can be monitored.
• Ideally, the console area should be located more than 2 m away from the scanner to reduce the operator dose below ALARA levels.
• In this case, the annual dose results to be 11.4 mSv
• which correspond to about 7 mm of lead or equivalent
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wallslead + masonry
CONTROL CONSOLE
viewing windowglass lead
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Radiation protection considerations
• New facilities can efficiently use concrete to achieve required shielding factors, while in existing facilities lead is often the best resort.
• Uncontrolled areas with high occupancy should be located as far as possible from the uptake and imaging rooms.
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Radiation protection considerations
• Portable lead shields may be used effectively to shield patients in uptake rooms, where they are required to remain stationary.
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Radiation protection considerations
• The placement of the door must be carefully considered to avoid the expense with installing one with substantial lead shielding.
• It is a good idea to have the hot bathroom, reserved for PET patients, within the immediate imaging area, so that they do not alter the background counts of other detection devices as they pass through the clinic.
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Radiation protection considerations
• If uncontrolled areas are located above and below the uptake and tomograph rooms, the spacing between floors may need to be greater than normal.
• If that is not feasible, the floors need to be able to bear the weight associated with additional shielding.
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Radiation protection considerations
lead layers
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