(6) Film Badge Monitoring in Melaka General Hospital(3. Health Physics)

Abstract

The Film Badge was the only device used for individual monitoring for all the staff of the Radiology Department of Melake General Hospital. The staff here include the Radiologist, Radiographers, darkroom technicians, attendants, assistant nurse. The type of X-ray examinations carried out include general radiography, ward radiography, intravenous urography, myelography and barium screening (briefly). A study was made on the available records of the results of the Film Badge monitoring and a survey was done recently for all the staff whether the Film Badge were being actually used and if so where was it located. It was found that there is no necessity for the staff to be issued the Film Badge and being monitored individually for the present type of X-ray examinations being carried out. More so as now the department were supplied with equiptments to check on the compliance of the working environment to the standards for Radiation Protection. A yearly check would surfice. A yearly medical surveillance as carried out now is also sufficient and last of all, the staff must continue to be cautious during their daily work.