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Re: radsafe-digest V1 #214
Tom,
Don't lay the guy off. Take away his dosimeter for 7 half-lives or until he no longer alarms your security portals. We deal with about 2 people a week who have undergone diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. If they have to enter a security area, we can handle that also.
A real handy instrument is the SAM 935. We can get isotope-specific exposure rates and then determine if the administered isotope will generate a reading on our dosimeters and/or when it no longer crosses the measurable threshold.
'Hope this helps.
v/r
Michael
-----Original Message-----
From: Goff, Tom [mailto:gofft@WIPP.CARLSBAD.NM.US]
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 1:12 PM
To: 'radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu'
Cc: Kump, Dave
Subject: Rad Worker Layoff??
Does anyone know of a precedent for disposition of radiological
workers because they can't wear TLDs due to therapeutic radioisotope
administration? The issue being the high background from the patient's body
will increase the background dose to their TLD invalidating the occupational
dose determined by the TLD. I believe the SOP for most facilities is to
maintain the person's employment, but only outside of radiological areas
until the medical isotope is no longer a problem.
If the individual can't be monitored then they can't work in a rad
area and therefore can't do their job. Can they be laid off?
Tom Goff
WIPP ALARA Coordinator
WIPP Radiological Engineering
(505) 234-8861
(fax) 234-6027
e-mail GoffT@WIPP.Carlsbad.NM.US
page (505) 234-8850 (pager 479)
P.O. Box 2078
Carlsbad, NM 88221
Radiological Engineering: Anticipating Radiological Problems
Developing Techniques to Deal with Them
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