Re: dental exposures -Reply

[peterson@ridgefield.sdr.slb.com (Carl Peterson)]

>In Texas we are under the Texas Regulations for Control of Radiation
>(TRCR) which states in part 32.15(d) Individuals who operate only dental
>radiographic systems are exempted from the personnel monitoring
>requirements of 21.202.  21.202 requires monitoring of individuals who
>may are likely to exceed 500 mrem per year.  This would mean the
>person would not need to monitor in Texas.
>
>I do not know the regs for all states but I assume they would be similar.
>If so please let us know.

I would assume that this exemption is predicated on the administrative,
procedural, and mechanical/structural safeguards built into the X-Ray
system to assure implicit compliance with the " <500 mrem per year"
requirement.

Survey your installation, or have it surveyed.

Again check you local regs.

Carl


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