Estimation of annual effective doses to orthopedic surgeons and nurses as a result of interventional procedures’

Due to its many benefits, fluoroscopy-guided intraoperative orthopedic surgery treatments are proliferating. However, during the fluoroscopic guided interventional (FGI) procedures, orthopedists were exposed to substantial radiation doses from primary and dispersed radiation. This study aims to quantify the annual ionizing radiation exposure to personnel during orthopedic surgery operations. Twenty-eight employees in all the orthopedic departments were under observation, including 11 (39.5%) nurses and 17 (60.7%) orthopedic surgeons (one female and 16 males). The yearly effective dosages were observed for two years in a row (2019 and 2020). Thermoluminecnt dosimeters(TLD-100: LiF: Mg, Ti) were utilized to assess the exposure levels of the staff. High-frequency generators and the ability to retain the last radiograph are features of C-arm machines. Owing to the rise need for fluoroscopic guided intraoperative orthopedic surgery, nurses and medical doctors, including orthopedic surgeons, received yearly effective doses (Hp(10)) with averages, standard deviations, and ranges of 0.960 (0.4–1.48) and 0.810 (0.44–1.3), respectively. According to the current orthopedic surgery department practice, the study's findings indicated that the personnel is adequately safeguarded.