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Monthly ambient dose equivalent,\n                    <jats:italic>H<\/jats:italic>\n                    *(10), was measured at 34 positions grouped into 14 functional areas across controlled, supervised, and uncontrolled zones, while ambient dose rate was recorded at 1 s intervals during routine working hours (08:00\u201316:00 h) over four weeks. Location-based estimates of annual effective dose (AED) and excess lifetime cancer risk were derived from the OSL measurements. At the functional-area level, the syringe placement area showed the highest monthly\n                    <jats:italic>H<\/jats:italic>\n                    *(10) (0.405 mSv month\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    ), followed by the patient waiting room (0.288 \u00b1 0.214 mSv month\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    ) and injection room (0.204 \u00b1 0.101 mSv month\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    ). The patient waiting room also recorded the highest four-week mean dose rate (1.21 \u00b1 0.24\n                    <jats:italic>\u00b5<\/jats:italic>\n                    Sv h\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    ). Functional-area AED indicators ranged from 1.18 to 5.30 mSv y\n                    <jats:sup>\u22121<\/jats:sup>\n                    , reflecting spatial variation in the annualised exposure estimates.\n                    <jats:italic>H<\/jats:italic>\n                    *(10) did not differ significantly among the three zones (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.262), it differed significantly among locations within the controlled zone (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.046). Time-resolved monitoring further revealed transient dose-rate peaks that were not apparent in cumulative dosimetry. 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