Estudo de doses em profissionais que realizam procedimentos de colangiopancreatografia retrograda endoscópica

Abstract

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is currently common in medical procedures, whether in the area of diagnosis or surgery. However, this is a technique that uses ionizing radiation, whose function is to produce images of the interior of the body, which in return generates scattered radiation and for this reason the study and analysis of its side effects becomes pertinent when considering exposure. frequency and the health of professionals who perform ERCP. Also noteworthy is the research on factors implicating risk, such as time and distance of exposure, and protective equipment for occupationally exposed individuals (IOEs), as the lack of planning and shielding against radiation in these procedures, It is correlated with the emergence of harmful effects that include: development of cataracts, dermatitis and even cancer. The human body interacts in different ways when there is contact with radiation, this occurs due to the sensitivity that different tissues have, as the greater the sensitivity of the tissue, the greater its vulnerability. This bibliographical review and environmental reproduction study in ERCP procedures aims to study the doses to which the IOEs are subjected during the processes they are going to carry out, and their relationship with the exposure time and distance from the spreading center. During the study it was possible to observe the dose variation in relation to different positions between two people, and also the amount of dose in some of the most radiosensitive organs. It is important to highlight the application of techniques focused on reducing exposure to ionizing radiation as much as possible without compromising the quality of x-ray images.