[ RadSafe ] New average annual medical dose

[Evers, William C.]

According to the EPA, the estimate for the average annual dose rate comes from the NCRP Report No. 93, which was issued in 1987.  You can view a portion of the report on the NCRP website:

http://www.ncrponline.org/Publications/93press.html

The NRC, DOE, and EPA websites show no indication of changing the estimated average.  They still list 360 mRem as the average.  The EPA does have a tool to help you calculate an individual's annual dose rate that takes in to count number of medical exposures, as well as living conditions.

http://www.epa.gov/radiation/students/calculate.html

I hope this helps.

W. Clark Evers-



-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf Of Wes Van Pelt
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 9:59 AM
To: 'radsafe'
Subject: [ RadSafe ] New average annual medical dose

A few weeks ago there was some discussion on a new revised estimate of
annual dose from diagnostic medical procedures (e.g., x-rays, CT, mamo,
etc.). I recall that the annual average medical dose went from about 70 to
about 250 mrem per year. A BIG increase!

I cannot find the reference(s) to this new estimate. Can anyone help?

Best regards,  
Wes
Wesley R. Van Pelt, PhD, CIH, CHP 
Wesley R. Van Pelt Associates, Inc.  
 

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