RE: U.S. NRC proposes changes to shallow dose exposure limit

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@EARTHLINK.NET>]

> I believe the organ weighting factors assume uniform irradiation of

> the entire organ and that will essentially never be the case for skin

> contamination events.



Glenn,



I agree completely with everything you stated. For the case of 

weighting factors, I was only referring to direct exposure where the 

beta geometry is not uniform, and, where there are multiple 

dosimeters worn, and not to contamination situations.



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