title: Validation process and uncertainty budget: a recommended approach for performance verification.
abstract: Within its Occupational Radiation Protection Programme, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) initiated and funded many international and regional intercomparison exercises, with the aim of verifying performance of the individual monitoring service providers. An important component within the quality system is the validation and uncertainty budget of the method used. Each method must be validated. This validation process must provide evidence that the method can fulfil all requirements for its intended use. A method may be regarded as validated only when it fulfils all requirements established before the validation process. This paper reviews methods recommended for different types of measurement techniques in individual monitoring.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiation, Transport and Waste Safety, International Atomic Energy Agency, Wagramerstrasse 5 P.O. Box 100, A-1400 Vienna, Austria. R.Cruz-Suarez@iaea.org
authors.forename: R Cruz
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Suárez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zeger
mesh_terms: D001822:Body Burden; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011786:Quality Control; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000592:standards*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000592:standards*; D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000592:standards*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity