title: The monetary value of the person-Sievert: a practical approach in case of occupational exposures.
abstract: This paper gives some practical advice on the determination of the value of the person-Sievert, this figure being of primary importance when cost-benefit analysis is used to optimize (ALARA-principle) routine occupational exposures of professionals to external radiation. After a brief introduction on the use of cost-benefit analysis in a radioprotection context, more attention will be paid to the theoretical guidelines that exist on the monetary value of the person-Sievert. By combining these insights with the practical problems that occur in daily task preparations and evaluations, a more workable proposal for the determination of the value of the person-Sievert will be presented.
authors.affiliation: Belgian Nuclear Research Center SCK.CEN, Radiation Protection Department, Boeretang.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hardeman
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pauwels
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Van de Walle
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deboodt
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Meester
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000191:economics; D013679:Technology, Radiologic / Q000191:economics*