Re[2]: Medical Exam 2

[L_K_II_Les_Aldrich@RL.gov]

     Kevin,
     
     From a dosimetry viewpoint, there is for DOE facilities.  10CFR835 
     states that, "Exposures from background, therapeutic and diagnostic 
     medical radiation, ... shall not be included in dose records ... ." If 
     the individual is wearing a dosimeter, and it is receiving dose from 
     the medical treatment, dosimetry needs enough info about the procedure 
     (type and amount of radionuclide administered, time of 
     administration), and times after administration that the dosimeter was 
     worn, to determine how much dose the medical procedure added to the 
     dosimeter.  since 10CFR835 is "the law", compliance is mandatory.
     
     In addition, the DOE RadCon Manual states, "Personnel shall not expose 
     their dosimeters to ... medical sources of radiation."  The individual 
     who has had medically administered radioactive material has to provide 
     sufficient information to determine how long he/she cannot wear a 
     dosimeter (which normally means "cannot enter a posted radiological 
     area").
     
     Our company procedures require that an employee notify their facility 
     RadCon or Dosimetry prior to receiving medical injections of 
     radionuclides.  In most cases, the individual also provides a note 
     from the medical facility's nuclear medicine group that says when, 
     what, and how much radioactive material was administered.
     
     None of the above requires the individual to say why the radionuclide 
     was administered.
     
     The above is strictly personal opinion.
     
     Les Aldrich


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Date:    8/5/97 2:25 PM



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        kevin_shenk@notes.ymp.gov.

  I know that this subject was discussed about a month ago on RADSAFE, but
  I do not retain messages that far back.

  Is there any legal requirement for an employee to inform radiological
  control personnel at the nuclear site where they are employed the
  specifics concerning a nuclear medical exam the employee has taken and
  then returned to work while they are still expelling radioactive
  materials ?

  I am asking this question because we currently have an employee that has
  possibly contaminated a portapotty and sets off a portal monitor, but
  will not submit to a whole body count nor provide any information on
  their medical procedure.
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