Re: Dosimeter Location

[Ken Foether <usn@umich.edu>]

Hi, I am a grad student currently doing my thesis on the doses 
physicians recieve during fluoroscopy. In my research, I found 
ICRP 60 gives guidelines as to the appropiate dosimeter locations. 
Also there have been a few studies done on this including Faulkner 
and Marshall (1993) and Faulkner and Harrison (1988). Additionally 
the Food and Drug Administration in a brochure dated Sept. 9, 1994 
is concerned with the health care professionals wearing dosimetry 
and the doses recieved.
Ken

On Tue, 26 Sep 1995, R. S. Kay wrote:

> HELP!!  I am caught in an existential loop.  I have been going around and
> then some regarding wearing of personal dosimeters in radiologic locales.  I
> have no trouble with film badge (or TLD) on collar outside leaded apron.  
> 
> I need policy (in writing) for the location of said dosimeter when a thyroid
> shield is worn.  I have always instructed to wear UNDER the thyroid shield,
> but I cannot find anything IN WRITING one way or the other.  Does anyone out
> here have definitive answer and documentation as to correct location.
> 
> Thanks in advance as usual.
> 
> richard
> 
> kayrs@peak.org
> http://www.peak.org/~kayrs/
> Richard Kay, MSc, RT(R)
> 
> 
>              KNOWLEDGE IS THE FIRST PREREQUISITE IN RADIATION SAFETY 8^)
> 
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