[ RadSafe ] Real-time radiation monitor can reduce radiation exposure for medical workers

[Sander Perle]

Thanks Roy,

I¹ve seen this article and it confirms that where there is real-time alerts,
individuals can take the appropriate steps to reduce exposure by evaluating
their time and distance to result in less dose. The medical community is
decades behind the NPP world where secondary electronic dosimeters have been
worn to reduce overall exposure along with official passive dosimeters. One
glaring error in the article is where they state "The dose limit for
occupational exposure is 20 mSv per year for five years, but no dose is safe
and all doses are considered to contribute to cancer risk.² The occupational
dose limit in the US is 50 mSv per year. It may very well be that the
medical facility uses an administrative limit but hat doesn¹t change the
regulatory basis, or, require compliance with ICRP or other recommendations.
The statement also refers to LNT and I won¹t go into that!

Bottom line, real-time monitors can reduce overall exposure if the
individual is cognizant of their surroundings and pays attention to the
instrument alerts.

Regards,

Sandy
Retired, Consultant

From:  ROY HERREN <royherren2005 at yahoo.com>
Reply-To:  ROY HERREN <royherren2005 at yahoo.com>, "The International
Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List"
<radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu>
Date:  Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 5:56 PM
To:  Radsafe <radsafe at agni.phys.iit.edu>
Subject:  [ RadSafe ] Real-time radiation monitor can reduce radiation
exposure for medical workers

http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/news-releases/year-2014/dec/radiation
-brilakis.html

Real-time radiation monitor can reduce radiation exposure for medical
workers

   Roy Herren
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