Dosimetric monitoring in Ukraine--present status and path to the future.
Despite wide use of nuclear energy and radiation sources in industry and medicine, there is no centralised dose accounting system in Ukraine; existing dosimetry services operate obsolete manual thermoluminescence dosemeter (TLD) readers and do not meet modern proficiency standards. Currently, dosimetric monitoring is required for approximately 42,000 occupationally exposed workers, including 9100 in medicine, 17,000 employees of nuclear power plants and approximately 16,000 workers dealing with other sources of occupational exposure. This article presents the plan of elaboration of the United System for monitoring and registration of individual doses which has the aim of harmonisation of individual monitoring in Ukraine through securing methodical unity; scientific and methodological guidance of individual dosimetric control; procurement of common technical policy regarding nomenclature and operation of instrumentation; implementation of quality assurance programmes; development and support of information infrastructure, in particular operation of the national registry of individual doses; training and certification of personnel engaged in the system of individual dosimetric monitoring.
Chumak
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Scientific Center of Radiation Medicine, 04050 Melnikova Street 53, Kiev, Ukraine. chumak@leed1.kiev.ua
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D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000592:standards*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000592:standards*; D012015:Reference Standards; D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000592:standards; D017751:Safety Management / Q000592:standards*; D014455:Ukraine