King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Health Phys. 2012 Aug;103(2 Suppl 2):S144-50. doi: 10.1097/HP.0b013e318254543e.
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSHRC) is the largest specialized medical center in Saudi Arabia. It performs highly specialized diagnostic imaging procedures with the use of various radionuclides required by sophisticated dual imaging systems. As a leading institution in cancer research, KFSHRC uses both long-lived and short-lived radionuclides. KFSHRC established the first cyclotron facility in the Middle East, which solved the in-house high demand for radionuclides and the difficulty in importing them. As both user and producer of high standard radiopharmaceuticals, KFSHRC generates large volumes of low and high level radioactive wastes. An old and small radioactive facility that was used for storage of radioactive waste was replaced with a bigger warehouse provided with facilities that will reduce radiation exposure of the staff, members of the public, and of the environment in the framework of "as low as reasonably achievable." The experiences and the effectiveness of the radiation protection program on handling and storage of radioactive wastes are presented.
法伊萨尔亲王专科医院和研究中心（KFSHRC）是沙特阿拉伯最大的专业医疗中心。它使用各种复杂双成像系统所需的放射性核素来进行高度专业化的诊断成像程序。作为癌症研究的领先机构，KFSHRC 既使用长寿命放射性核素，也使用短寿命放射性核素。KFSHRC 建立了中东地区的第一个回旋加速器设施，解决了内部对放射性核素的高需求以及难以进口的问题。作为高标准放射性药物的使用者和生产者，KFSHRC 产生了大量的低水平和高水平放射性废物。一个用于储存放射性废物的旧的小型放射性设施已被一个更大的仓库所取代，该仓库配备了设施，将根据“尽可能低”的原则减少工作人员、公众和环境的辐射暴露。介绍了在处理和储存放射性废物方面的辐射防护计划的经验和效果。
