title: Implications in dosimetry of the implementation of the revised dose limit to the lens of the eye.
abstract: In 2012, International Radiation Protection Association (IRPA) established a Task Group to provide an assessment of the impact of the implementation of the ICRP-revised dose limit for the lens of the eye for occupational exposure. Associated Societies (ASs) of IRPA were asked to provide views and comments on the basis of a questionnaire addressing three principal topics: (i) implications for dosimetry, (ii) implications for methods of protection and (iii) wider implications of implementing the revised limits. A summary of the collated responses regarding dosimetry is presented and discussed. There is large agreement on the most critical aspects and difficulties in setting up an appropriate monitoring programme for the lens of the eyes. The recent international standards and technical documents provide guidance for some of the concerns but other challenges remain in terms of awareness, acceptance and practicalities.
authors.affiliation: Society for Radiological Protection (SRP), Dartington Hall, Devon, UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Broughton
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Milan, Via Celoria 16, Milano 20133, Italy Associazione Italiana di Radioprotezione (AIRP), Via Sala 2, Verderio Sup, Lecco, Italy marie.cantone@unimi.it.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Cantone
authors.affiliation: Institut de Tècniques Energètiques, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Diagonal 647, Barcelona 08028, Spain Sociedad Española de Protección Radiológica (SEPR), Capitán Haya 56, Madrid 28020, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ginjaume
authors.affiliation: Society for Radiological Protection (SRP), Dartington Hall, Devon, UK.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: IRPA c/o Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Köpenicker Allee 120-130, Berlin 10318, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Czarwinski
mesh_terms: D065638:Absorption, Radiation; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000293:injuries / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008452:Maximum Allowable Concentration; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis*; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000592:standards*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000592:standards*