SCATTERED RADIATION IN A NEONATAL SURGICAL UNIT

We studied the doses of ''scattered'' radiation received by neonates i n a Neonatal Surgical Unit by placing thermoluminescent dosemeters in various positions except the direct beam. Doses of ''scattered'' radia tion received by neonates as a result of exposure of their neighbours to X-ray examinations were found to be negligible. Sick neonates need not be moved from their neighbours undergoing exposure to X-rays.