Re: EDE for Fluoroscopists

[Chris Alston <alstonc@odrge.odr.georgetown.edu>]

>Mike
>
>I don't know about the ICRP (anyway, they'd probably use the tissue
weighting factors from Publication 60), but NCRP Report 122 is entirely
devoted to the subject. Also, Sandy Perle et al., had a piece on the topic
in the last issue of Operational Radiation Safety.
>
>Regards
>cja
>
>At 02:53 PM 10/17/00 -0500, you wrote:
>>Hello RadSafers:
>>
>>I was wondering what the current status is on EDE determination for
>>fluoroscopist exposures, who wear collar (unshielded) and waist
>>(shielded) badges.  I know of the Webster formula (Hlth. Phys.
>>56:568-569; 1989) and heard that the ICRP was working on a similar
>>formula.  Does anyone know what the ICRP formula is and is it anywhere
>>near publication? Also any similar current references would be most helpful.
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