Evaluation of patients' radiation doses and establishment of institutional diagnostic reference levels in nuclear medicine in Oman.

This study aimed to develop diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) in Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography (SPECT/CT) and Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) imaging for the most frequent SPECT/CT and PET/CT examinations performed at our institution. A total of 1134 adult patients, who have undergone SPECT/CT and PET/CT scanning over a period of 4 years (2018-2021), were included. The scans consisted of 401 PET/CT and 733 SPECT/CT scans.

ASSESSMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION DOSES IN DIFFERENT DIAGNOSTIC, INTERVENTIONAL AND THERAPEUTIC RADIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR IMAGING SERVICES IN OMAN.

This study aimed at assessing occupational radiation doses in different diagnostic, interventional and therapeutic services. Personal dose equivalent, Hp(10), of 116 medical radiation workers, all with 3 y of dose records (2015-18), were collected from the TLD dosimetry service at the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital-a 700-bed tertiary care teaching hospital in Oman. The doses were measured using calibrated thermo-luminescence dosemeters (TLD-100 (LiF:Mg,Ti)).