Abstract

Background: The Computed Tomography(CT) scan has been recognized as a high radiation dose modality when compared to other diagnostic X-ray techniques, since its launch into clinical practice more than 30 years ago, moreover more than 60 million CT examinations were performed in the United States in 2006, as well as in 2015 the number of CT examinations in Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta, Indonesia is 5963 scans, the cancer risk associated with radiation exposure due to medical diagnostic imaging has been receiving significant attention in recent years, as well as several studies estimating the risk of cancer induction is provided by situations in which high radiation exposures have occurred. Objectives: This study is to measure the dose rate that reach to medical staff workplace at Dr. Sardjito General Hospital, Yogyakarta, Indonesia from CT scans exposure and compare it with International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) recommendations to ensure that the workplace is safe for medical staff, as well To measure the dose rate in CT department from CT scans exposure in different points, and compare it with other points to define the safest area for patient companion from CT radiation dose inside CT room. Methods: Measurement the radiation dose by taking three different reading from different CT scans; brain, chest and abdomenat different points in CT scan department. Subject in this study is 36 points scattered around CT machine in CT department were it divided into 3 groups: group (I); which represent the radiation dose rate in workplace area and it include ten points (thirty different CT scans), group (II) which Represent the dose rate inside CT room and it include fifteen points (forty five different CT scans), group (III); which represent the radiation dose rate outside the CT room and it include eleven points (thirty three different CT scans), therefore the radiation dose were measured in three groups through one hundred and eight CT scans.