Enhancing Radiation Safety for Nuclear Medicine Radiographers: the Impact of Introducing the Automat-ed Radiopharmaceutical Preparation and Administration System

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Radiation Exposure

• Registration Number: NCT06371703
• Lead Sponsor: IRCCS San Raffaele

Brief Summary

This project aims to evaluate the impact of the introduction of an automated system for radiopharmaceutical preparation and administration on the radiation safety of the radiographers working in nuclear medicine. This study will help to fill the existing gap in the scientific literature and provide useful guidance for the selection of the safest and most effective automated infusion system.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-04
• Study First Submitted: 2024-04-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-04-15
• Study First Posted: 2024-04-17
• Study Start: 2024-10
• Primary Completion: 2024-10
• Study Completion: 2024-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• 1)Nuclear medicine radiographers with experience in manual prepa-ration of radiopharmaceuticals.

  2. Nuclear medicine healthcare professionals with experience in radiopharmaceutical administration.

  3. Ability to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• 1. Nuclear medicine radiographers without experience in manual preparation of radiopharmaceuticals.

  2. Nuclear medicine healthcare professionals without experience in radiopharmaceutical administration.

  3. Inability to provide written informed consent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in absorbed dose by radiographers during PET/CT procedures, measured in millisieverts (mSv).	3 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Irccs San Raffaele; 🇮🇹 Milano, Italy