Re: MDL and Dose Effects - opinionated response

[rkathren@tricity.wsu.edu (Ron L. Kathren)]

Re the question posed by Byron McKavanagh, the answer is that medical and
occupational exposures are classified or considered differently.  Your
personal dosimeter is for occupational exposure only.  What I would suggest
is that you use a different dosimeter for your medical exposure.  BTW, the
ICRP and other standards setting bodies make the distinction between medical
and occupational exposure.

Ron Kathren
Professor of Health Physics
Washington State University


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>I suspect Lester is on the right track.
>Just to muddy the waters even more, why is it so outrageous to deliberately
>wear your badge during a chest X-ray?
>That gets Australian Monitoring Services frothing at the mouth with
>indignation, but isn't it part of "my" dose, even if it was for my
>"benefit"?
>It still has to be added to my cumulative dose as far as I'm concerned.
>I haven't seen a convincing argument on this issue yet.
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