The RaySafe 452 measures radiation in many applications. For example, the device can also be used to measure contamination in nuclear medicine. Here is a description of how this can be done.
In nuclear medicine, radioactive substances are used for imaging and treating patients. Because radioactive substances have a specific decay time and are only active for a certain period, the medicines must be prepared in the hospital just before the examination. During these preparations, it is important to ensure that no radioactive substances are spread on surfaces or the employee preparing the medicine.
The RaySafe 452 can be used to scan surfaces, as well as the gloves and hands of the employee and any other places where spillage may have occurred.
The detector is ‘swept’ over the surface to be scanned to detect and measure any contamination. It is important to move as close and as slowly as possible over the surface to be scanned. The amount of radioactive substance spilled is often so small that it is difficult to detect when scanning quickly. All measurements are automatically stored on the RaySafe 452. This makes it easy to read and process all measurements later.
