Re: Dose conversion factors for external irradiation

[paul charp <p.charp@worldnet.att.net>]

Keith Eckerman and Jeff Ryman developed an EPA document entitled "External
exposure to radionuclides in air, water, and soil."  This is published as
Federal Guidance Report 12 from the USEPA.  The publication date is 1993 and
may be your best bet.

paul charp

At 02:18 PM 7/23/96 +0000, you wrote:
>Hello Radsafers,
>
>Could someone among the dosimetry specialists indicate me a reference
>document where I could find readily useable dose conversion factors for
>external irradiation (gamma, beta) from :
>- a contaminated surface
>- immersion in air
>- immersion in water
>
>I have got a list of conversion factors for 240 radionuclides from Kocher
>(1980) but is not exhaustive and it might have been revised since then. Is
>there an ICRP publication related to that topic like there is one for
>ingestion and inhalation dose conversion factors (ICRP68) ?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>
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