Radiopharmaceutical shielding evaluation and dose rate estimate on the package of FDG produced by RDS-111 cyclotron at IEN

• Main Author: FONSECA, Antonio Carlos Corrêa da
• Publication Date: 2017
• Other Authors: DAVIDOVICH, Henrique Sérgio, SILVA, João Carlos Pereira da, SILVA, Luiz Carlos Reina Pereira da, Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear
• Format: Conference object
• Language: eng
• Source: Repositório Institucional do IEN
• Download full: http://carpedien.ien.gov.br:8080/handle/ien/1822
• topic: Flúor-desoxiglicose; Ciclotron RDS-111; Método analítico; Método de simulação

In this work the dose rates on the surface of and one meter far from a standard package of the radiopharmaceutical FDG (fluordeoxyglucose) produced by IEN's RDS111 cyclotron are estimated using two distinct methods: an anlaytic method and a Monte Carlo computer-based simulation method. The values obtained through both methods are then compared with experimental data. The results obtained are analyzed and interpreted, taking into account some features, such as: non-conformities in the measuring procedures, intrinsic errors of the radiation detectors, non-homogeneity of the shielding material, etc. This work is useful to evaluate and anticipate dose rates, as well as to optimize measuring, packing and expedition procedures in order to reduce doses and promote the implementation of ALARA principle.