Re: Dosimeter Location

["Ron L. Kathren" <rkathren@beta.tricity.wsu.edu>]

It would seem to me that it might be appropriate to, at least for a time, 
wear TWO dosimeters, one over and the other under.  This could provide 
much information including the efficacy of the apron, the exposure to the 
eye, and provide the stuff for a better estimate or caluclation of EDE.

Ron Kathren

On Wed, 27 Sep 1995, Ken Foether wrote:

> 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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