Assessment of Radiation Shielding Requirements for Radiotherapy Room—Part 2: Radiotherapy Room of Electron Linear Accelerators (GBZ/T 201.2—2011): A survey of relevant personnel in medical institutions
10.13491/j.issn.1004-714X.2023.05.002
- VernacularTitle:《放射治疗机房的辐射屏蔽规范 第2部分：电子直线加速器放射治疗机房》（GBZ/T 201.2—2011）标准评估结果分析—医疗机构相关人员
- Author:
Zechen FENG
1
;
Zipo ZHAI
2
;
Xiaosan XU
3
;
Hailiang LI
4
;
Hui XU
5
;
Limeng CUI
1
;
Hezheng ZHAI
6
;
Hongfang WANG
1
;
Bin BAI
1
;
Yongzhong MA
1
Author Information
1. Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100013 China.
2. Hunan Prevention and Treatment Institute for Occupational Diseases, Changsha 410021 China.
3. Jiangsu Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Nanjing 210009 China.
4. Institute of Radiation Medicine, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250062 China.
5. National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088 China.
6. Institute of Radiation Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Molecular Nuclear Medicine, Tianjin 300192 China.
- Publication Type:OriginalArticles
- Keywords:
Electron linear accelerator;
Standard evaluation;
Questionnaire survey
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiological Health
2023;32(5):484-488
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the awareness of the Radiation Shielding Requirements for Radiotherapy Room–Part 2: Radiotherapy Room of Electron Linear Accelerators (GBZ/T 201.2—2011) among relevant practitioners in medical institutions as well as its implementation and application situation and collect relevant problems and suggestions for an evaluation of the scientificalness, standardization, and timeliness of the standard, and to provide a scientific basis for the further revision and implementation of the standard. Methods An online questionnaire survey was conducted among relevant employees in medical institutions providing medical linear accelerator radiotherapy across 22 provinces of China, which investigated the awareness, training, application, and revision suggestions related to GBZ/T 201.2—2011. The questionnaires were collected and analyzed. Results A total of 340 relevant practitioners filled out the questionnaire. Of the participants, 66.80% were physicists; 79.11% had an awareness of the standard; 56.18% ever participated in the standard-related training; but the survey results showed that the practitioners did not have a good knowledge of the standard’s content, and the training and promotion were not enough; 83.24% thought that the standard had been widely used; 17.60% thought that the standard needed to be revised; 76.76% thought that there was a need to add calculation examples; 88.82% thought that neutron shielding needed to be considered for the 10 MV X-ray accelerator room. Conclusion The standard has been widely known in the field of radiotherapy protection. With the development of radiotherapy technology, the standard should be revised to add calculation examples and consider neutron shielding in the 10 MV X-ray accelerator room. The standard is highly technical and difficult to grasp, so the promotion and implementation goals should be appropriate for different personnel groups, the training for employees at key posts should be strengthened, and the methods recommended in the standard should be uniformly used throughout the country.
