ABSTRACT

Aim/Background: The radiology staff is one of the most important groups of hospital workers who must highlight the necessity of maintaining and constantly monitoring their health due to the nature of their work, which exposes them to great danger. Long working hours in a place surrounded by danger, such as ionizing radiation, even if it is very noticeable when examining patients, puts hospital workers at constant risk of contracting many diseases., such as cancer, DNA damage, genetic mutations, or damage to some body organs, such as the liver. Aim of this research is to investigate some parameters in order to diagnose the extent of the radiation’s effect on workers. Methodology: 30 samples were taken from the radiology department of west radiographers, and 10 control models from the laboratory department in the same hospital for comparison. The most important parameter that was studied includes liver enzyme tests, such as Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and Alanine aminotransferase (ALT). Results: P-value of vitamin D3 and urea are significantly under < 0.05, whereas alkaline phosphatase (ALP), showed the results, which are non-significant and p-value > 0.05. The last parameter is S-ferritin, which shows non-significant under the value p-value < 0.05. Conclusion: Monitoring the health status and ensuring the occupational safety of workers in the radiology department, and the requirements for measuring radiation levels in these departments and following them up is necessary for workers to ensure their safety. It is strongly recommended to use safety equipment during all these activities.