Radiation Protection X-Ray in the Diagnostic Radiology Unit Kasih Ibu Kedonganan Hospital

One source of radiation is X-ray aircraft, which utilization must pay attention to safety aspects. Room design is the first step that must be done before the operation of X-ray aircraft. Radiology Unit Kasih Ibu Kedonganan Hospital operates an X-ray aircraft with specifications of 250 kV-85 mA, needs to be tested for radiation exposure which is an integral part of the verification of radiation protection. Test for radiation exposure at least once a year. The purpose of the installation room design is to ensure that workers or the general public around the plant receive radiation exposure that is smaller than the applicable dose limit value (DLV), by the radiation safety provisions that refer to the Decree. BAPETEN No. 7 of 2009 concerning Radiation Safety in the use of radiographic equipment. This study will test exposure to room wall shields associated with radiation workers and the general public. The results showed that all walls A, B, C, D, and E could still completely weaken the rate of X-ray radiation. The highest radiation dose detected on wall B is the primary wall for the Buky stand examination. The value of wall B dose reaches 0.044 mR or 0.44µSv in a year. So that the radiation dose outside the wall is still below the DLV which is 5 mSv for radiation workers and 50 mSv for the general public. Thus the radiation protection in the Radiology unit Kasih Ibu Kedonganan Hospital is verified as safe for workers and the general public. Keywords: DLV; exposure test; radiation protection; radiology; X-ray;