Re: HOT PARTICLE DDE

[erollins <erollins@conterra.com>]

Alden Tschaeche wrote:
> 
> Martinson Timothy I wrote:
> If so,could you
> > please share your methodology for assessment and record keeping ?
> 
> Although I work at a DOE site, I am aware of the NRC requirement.  Your
> question brought up another question ancillary to yours.  If we truly
> believe in effective dose equivalent, what is the weighting factor for
> deep dose created in a very small volume of tissue by gammas from a hot
> particle?  Anyone out there have an answer?  And, yes, I know regulators
> insist in making one add the highest dose anywhere on/in the body into
> the record for purposes of comparison with the limits, but what is the
> biology here?  Al Tschaeche xat@inel.govWe fought the biology issue ten years ago to no avail - still received a 
level 1 violation.  Biology doesn't matter with enforcement.  Good luck.