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Re: Re[2]: ALARA at hospital



On Thu, 11 Dec 1997, Kent N. Lambert wrote:
(snip)
> Read 10 CFR 35.315(a)(7) which states that the licensee must "survey 
> the patient's or human research subject's room adn private sanitary 
> facility for removable contamination with a radiation detection 
> survey instrument before assigning another patient or human research 
> subject to the room.  The room must not be reassigned until removable 
> contamination is less than 200 dpm per 100 sq cm."

I don't have these regulations.  Does this mean that there is no 'fixed
contamination' limit in the US regs?

Regards,


Chris Davey

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