Tracking occupational doses of transient workers.
A number of radioactive material licensees in the United States are unaware that they are required to track the occupational doses their radiation workers receive outside thieir facilities. As a result, these licensees may be cited for not tracking offsite occupational doses and quite possible for allowing some individuals to exceed the annual limits established by regulatory agencies. The accounting of occupational doses to "transient" workers is a difficult task. Unfortunately, written guidance to assist licensees on how to properly address this issue is not available. This paper was developed to raise awareness among radiation safety professionals of the need to establish effective measures to properly track transient worker exposures and maintain compliance with regulatory limits.
Michel
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VA San Diego Healthcare System, CA 92161, USA. rene.michel@med.va.gov
Zorn
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MJ
D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000592:standards*; D012307:Risk Factors