Re: Film Badges

[Lily Lodhi <llodhi@nimbus.ocis.temple.edu>]

ALARA policy.






At 01:06 PM 2/5/98 -0600, Steven M. Jones wrote:
>While I agree with your use of two badges for angio, cath lab and EP 
>personnel, how do you justify the recommendation to wear leaded glasses
>and leaded sleeves?  Given the relatively high threshold dose for 
>radiation-induced cataracts, especially for fractionated doses, I have 
>great difficulty recommending the use of leaded glasses for medical 
>workers.  What scenario do you foresee where doses to eyes can be high 
>enough to justify the expense of supplying leaded glasses to medical 
>radiation workers?
>
>Lily Lodhi wrote:
>> 
>> For individuals who work in areas such as angio, cath and EP labs we ask
>> them to wear two badges one under lead apron at waist line and one on top of
>> lead apron on collar. Film badge under lead apron, TLD on top.  It will
>> prevent the mixing of badges. They must wear thyroid shield.  We recommend
>> that they wear leaded glass and if applicable leaded sleeves. Webster
>> formula can be used to calculate their whole body dose.
> 
>Steve Jones, M.S., DABR (smjones@info2000.net)
>Centennial Medical Physics, LLC
>Fort Collins, CO
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