Lead poisoning risk assessment of radiology workers using lead shields

被引：14

作者：

Shoag, Jamie M. ^{[1
]}

Michael Burns, Kevin ^{[2
]}

Kahlon, Sukhraj S. ^{[3
]}

Parsons, Patrick J. ^{[4
,5
]}

Bijur, Polly E. ^{[6
]}

Taragin, Benjamin H. ^{[7
]}

Markowitz, Morri ^{[8
]}

机构：

[1] NYU, Dept Pediat, Langone Med Ctr, New York, NY 10016 USA

[2] Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc, Dept Intervent Radiol, Houston, TX USA

[3] Univ Calif Davis, Med Ctr, Dept Radiol, Sacramento, CA 95817 USA

[4] New York State Dept Hlth, Wadsworth Ctr, Lab Inorgan & Nucl Chem, Albany, NY USA

[5] SUNY Albany, Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Environm Hlth Sci, Albany, NY USA

[6] Albert Einstein Coll Med, Dept Emergency Med, Bronx, NY 10467 USA

[7] Montefiore Med Ctr, Albert Einstein Coll Med, Dept Radiol, Bronx, NY 10467 USA

[8] Montefiore Med Ctr, Albert Einstein Coll Med, Dept Pediat, Bronx, NY 10467 USA

来源：

ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH | 2020年 / 75卷 / 01期

关键词：

Lead; lead poisoning; occupational diseases; risk assessment; BLOOD LEAD; EXPOSURE; CONTAMINATION; CHILDREN;

D O I：

10.1080/19338244.2018.1553843

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Purpose: Lead containing dust may be present on the exterior surfaces of shields used to prevent radiation exposure. We determined whether use of lead shields poses an exposure risk for radiology personnel. Methods: We collected hand dustwipe and blood samples from 58 Radiology Department employees of an academic hospital. Samples were analyzed for lead content by atomic absorption spectroscopy. Results were compared between lead apron users (46) and nonusers (12). Results: Hand dustwipe lead was undetectable (<3 mu g/sample) in all cases. Blood lead levels ranged from 0-3 mu g/dL. Conclusions: In this study of Radiology Department workers, we did not find an increased risk of lead contamination on their hands or in their blood. Although our sample size is small, we conclude that lead poisoning is unlikely to occur with high frequency in lead shield users.

引用

页码：60 / 64

页数：5

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