AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, I’m contaminated, oh my goodness how did this happen!?!?! I was only dealing with non-active waste why is my right hand so radioactive!?!?
Me, 2019.
Spoiler alert- if a patient having a stress/rest myocardial perfusion scan and then comes over to ask you a question whilst you’re monitoring yourself on a hand and foot monitor, you probably will show up as contaminated on the side that the patient is standing on…..
The best thing to do is not panic, assist the patient with their query and then monitor yourself again when there is not a source of radiation standing next to you.
Everything is part of the learning curve!
"You're obviously not a scientist" 