Trend and distribution analysis of occupational radiation exposure among medical practices in Chongqing, China (2008–2020)

Abstract The personal dose levels of medical radiation workers in Chongqing from 2008 to 2020 were investigated and analysed. The results showed that a total of 68 379 people were monitored from 2008 to 2020. The number of radiation workers increased year by year, and the number of female radiation workers increased rapidly. The monitoring data were analysed by Mann–Whitney test, Mann-Kendall test and Bonferroni method. The annual mean effective dose from 2008 to 2020 showed a decreasing trend (P < 0.0001). At the 5% significance level, six occupational categories showed a significant decreasing trend (P < 0.0001).The average annual effective dose for medical radiation workers in Chongqing in 2020 was 0.4482 mSv and 94.73% of radiation workers received annual doses less than the public dose limit (1 mSv). Personal dose monitoring results for most radiation workers were low. The protection of radiation workers in interventional radiology and nuclear medicine should be concerned.