Increased lead concentrations in the hairs of radiographers in general hospitals

Abstract This study investigated lead concentrations in the hairs of radiographers working in the radiological departments of general hospitals that used lead shielding for radiation protection. We collected scalp hair samples from 32 radiographers working in four radiology departments with lead shi...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Mao-Chin Hung, Peter Chang
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/89fa1393c20c461295064e65cd2282d4
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:89fa1393c20c461295064e65cd2282d4
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:89fa1393c20c461295064e65cd2282d42021-12-02T15:08:25ZIncreased lead concentrations in the hairs of radiographers in general hospitals10.1038/s41598-020-80721-32045-2322https://doaj.org/article/89fa1393c20c461295064e65cd2282d42021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80721-3https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract This study investigated lead concentrations in the hairs of radiographers working in the radiological departments of general hospitals that used lead shielding for radiation protection. We collected scalp hair samples from 32 radiographers working in four radiology departments with lead shielding and 18 administration personnel in the same hospitals without lead shielding. Samples were analyzed for lead concentrations by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. As a result, lead concentrations in the hairs of the radiological technologists were significantly higher than those in the administration staffs (0.72 ± 0.51 vs. 0.19 ± 0.27 μg/g, P < 0.001). The hair lead concentrations were positively and significantly associated with environmental lead concentrations (r = 0.6, P = 0.001), but not associated with age, working duration, and gender distribution.Mao-Chin HungPeter ChangNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	Medicine R Science Q
spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Mao-Chin Hung Peter Chang Increased lead concentrations in the hairs of radiographers in general hospitals
description	Abstract This study investigated lead concentrations in the hairs of radiographers working in the radiological departments of general hospitals that used lead shielding for radiation protection. We collected scalp hair samples from 32 radiographers working in four radiology departments with lead shielding and 18 administration personnel in the same hospitals without lead shielding. Samples were analyzed for lead concentrations by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. As a result, lead concentrations in the hairs of the radiological technologists were significantly higher than those in the administration staffs (0.72 ± 0.51 vs. 0.19 ± 0.27 μg/g, P < 0.001). The hair lead concentrations were positively and significantly associated with environmental lead concentrations (r = 0.6, P = 0.001), but not associated with age, working duration, and gender distribution.
format	article
author	Mao-Chin Hung Peter Chang
author_facet	Mao-Chin Hung Peter Chang
author_sort	Mao-Chin Hung
title	Increased lead concentrations in the hairs of radiographers in general hospitals
title_short	Increased lead concentrations in the hairs of radiographers in general hospitals
title_full	Increased lead concentrations in the hairs of radiographers in general hospitals
title_fullStr	Increased lead concentrations in the hairs of radiographers in general hospitals
title_full_unstemmed	Increased lead concentrations in the hairs of radiographers in general hospitals
title_sort	increased lead concentrations in the hairs of radiographers in general hospitals
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/89fa1393c20c461295064e65cd2282d4
work_keys_str_mv	AT maochinhung increasedleadconcentrationsinthehairsofradiographersingeneralhospitals AT peterchang increasedleadconcentrationsinthehairsofradiographersingeneralhospitals
_version_	1718388132950310912

Increased lead concentrations in the hairs of radiographers in general hospitals

Ejemplares similares