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Background: As Positron Emission Tomography use is increasing in veterinary medicine, personnel are potentially exposed to increasing levels of occupational radiation.

Objectives: To estimate the average exposure received by veterinary personnel during an F18-FDG PET procedure by reviewing the existing literature in both veterinary and human medicine. 

Design:  Primary and secondary literature, including grey literature (conference proceedings), was collected in English from 1978 from citation databases: CAB Abstracts (CABDirect), Scopus, CINAHL(Ebsco), and Biosis(Web of Science) on 12 January 2024 utilizing Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.  Data will be characterized from the study using tables and figures to describe protocol information, form of dosimetry, comparison/control populations, personnel role, animal species, average exposures, number of scans, duration of exposure, comparisons with other dosimetry or measures and reporting guidelines used in each study.