TABLE 2

Average Radiation Exposure by Staff Position in Millirems Based on 12 Months of Monthly Readings

ParameterPeriod 1 (before)Period 2 (after)ChangeP
Average monthly deep-dose equivalent
 Nurse40.6 ± 11.124.5 ± 7.1−16.2 (−39.8%)<0.0001
 Technologist44.0 ± 11.427.1 ± 7.7−16.9 (−38.4%)<0.0001
 Administrative3.6 ± 2.02.3 ± 1.5−1.4 (−37.7%)0.002
Deep-dose equivalent per 1,000 patients
 Nurse139.1 ± 18.075.1 ± 8.1−64.1 (−46.1%)<0.0001
 Technologist149.6 ± 19.787.0 ± 14.7−62.5 (−41.8%)<0.0001
 Administrative12.4 ± 5.87.0 ± 2.2−5.4 (−43.5%)0.014
Average monthly shallow-dose equivalent
 Nurse40.9 ± 13.024.2 ± 7.1−16.5 (−40.6%)<0.0001
 Technologist46.3 ± 12.726.9 ± 7.5−19.4 (−41.9%)<0.0001
 Administrative3.6 ± 1.82.9 ± 1.7−0.77 (−21.3%)0.04
Shallow-dose equivalent per 1,000 patients
 Nurse139.3 ± 17.574.1 ± 8.5−65.2 (−46.8%)<0.0001
 Technologist157.3 ± 24.983.8 ± 9.5−73.5 (−46.7%)<0.0001
 Administrative13.4 ± 4.29.7 ± 3.2−3.7 (−27.4%)0.04
Average monthly lens-dose equivalent
 Nurse41.5 ± 11.224.5 ± 7.1−17.0 (−41.0%)<0.0001
 Technologist46.2 ± 11.527.1 ± 7.6−19.1 (−41.3%)<0.0001
 Administrative3.9 ± 2.02.5 ± 1.5−1.4 (−36.0%)0.001
Lens-dose equivalent per 1,000 patients
 Nurse142.0 ± 18.375.1 ± 8.1−67.0 (−47.1%)<0.0001
 Technologist157.1 ± 20.484.6 ± 9.8−72.5 (−46.1%)<0.0001
 Administrative13.7 ± 5.28.8 ± 2.8−5.0 (−36.1%)0.019