Assessment of x-ray radiation on x-ray workers and associated potential health problems in Owerri
| dc.contributor.author | Onyekaokwu, Okeke Cyriacus | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-11-20T11:12:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-11-20T11:12:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013-06 | |
| dc.description | The master's thesis contains tables and figures | |
| dc.description.abstract | A study on assessment of X-ray radiation among X-ray workers and associated potential health problems in Owerri was carried out with the thermolumolunescent dosimeter between 12th April to 30th December 2011. A total of 50 workers were used for the study. Comprising 24 male X-ray workers and 26 female X-ray workers. The mean X-ray dose below permissible doses is 9.4.7 the T-test is -4.29; the P-value is 0.000. The mean exposure factor is <100 is 88.52 and the standard deviation is 15.88, the standard error mean is 2.25, T-test is -5.11, P-value is 10.000 There is high doses above >20msv upto six test which involve 3 male x-ray workers and 3 female x-ray workers. The result of the study show high rate of hair loss, cancer, cataract, erthyma and sterility, each provide evidence of excess exposure of X-rays. Therefore it is recommended that workers should wear protective device e.g lead aprons, gonads cover during exposure to X-ray and also limit their exposure time | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Onyekaokwu, O. C (2013). Assessment of x-ray radiation on x-ray workers and associated potential health problems in Owerri (Unpublished master's thesis). Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.futo.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14562/1529 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Federal University of Technology, Owerri | |
| dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | X-ray | |
| dc.subject | exposure routes | |
| dc.subject | skin | |
| dc.subject | radiation | |
| dc.subject | fluoroscopy | |
| dc.subject | cine flourgraph | |
| dc.subject | Department of Public Health | |
| dc.title | Assessment of x-ray radiation on x-ray workers and associated potential health problems in Owerri | |
| dc.type | Master’s Thesis |