Estimation of Radiological Risk on Healthcare Workers and Public in Mymensingh Medical College Hospital Campus, Bangladesh

Ionizing radiation gives immense benefit to the patient in the hospital through diagnostic and therapeutic procedures but unnecessary radiation may cause short- and long-term trouble to healthcare workers & public. The purpose of the study is to monitor the real-time radiation in the Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) Campus of Bangladesh and assessment of radiological risks to healthcare workers & public. Real-time radiation monitoring was accomplished in the MMCH campus from August-September 2022 using digital portable radiation monitoring devices through the In-Situ technique. The real-time radiation dose rates & calculated annual effective doses to healthcare workers and the public ranged from 0.25-4.11 µSv/hr (mean: 1.438 ± 0.331 μSv/h) and 0.438-8.585 mSv (mean: 2.529 ± 0.627 mSv) respectively. The excess lifetime…