RE: Film Dosimeters - Multiple Badges for individuals who goto multiple locations- opinions please

[Kenneth Prendergast <KMP@nrc.gov>]

Since I am not familiar with such a regulatory requirement, I  would request that he
provide you with the regulation that requires separate badges for each facility.  I
agree we need to have a complete record of dose for individuals to ensure regulatory
limits are maintained but I am not aware of any requirement for badges at each
separate facility.  Although in the case of an overexposure they would be important in
determining which facility had the problem.   I guess the mammo inspector was
feeling good.  He could have suggested badges at each machine or room!  


These are the musings of the author and not those of the Agency.  KMP@NRC.GOV

>>> "James G. Barnes" <mail15077@pop.net> 03/05/98 04:25pm >>>

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Mark,

I think there are a lot of variables involved.  Nevertheless, it seems =
to me that the request is extreme.

If it is absolutely essential that the regulatory agency have a record =
of where dose was received, then I would suggest that pocket dosimeters =
be issued to your technicians, and a pocket dosimeter log be maintained =
at each facility.  This is a bit of a hassle for the technician (a =
minute a day in logging in and out), but it is much easier to administer =
than trying to keep track of 22 badges for any individual.  I believe =
that several vendors offer a low energy  dosimeter specifically for =
X-ray work; electronic versions might also be useful.

Also, what is FDA's regulatory authority over your operation for =
occupational exposure issues?  Generally, I thought that each state =
provided oversight of X-ray operations in hospitals.  Are you a federal =
facility or something?

Jim Barnes, CHP
Radiation Safety Officer
Rocketdyne Propulsion and Power / Boeing
mail15077@pop.net


-----Original Message-----
From:	Mark Steinbuchel [SMTP:markst@ONC.hhsys.org]
Sent:	Thursday, March 05, 1998 1:36 PM
To:	Multiple recipients of list
Subject:	Film Dosimeters - Multiple Badges for individuals who go to =
multiple locations- opinions please

Soliciting opinions -
We just had an FDA Mammo inspector ask that we have every radiologist,=20
radiology technician and biomedical repair technician that we use become
separately badged at every one of our 22 different departmental =
locations=20
within our health care system.  We have previously treated this as one=20
Hospial System with but he says that the Landauer Multiple Employer =
Total=20
Exposure Report (METER) system that shows when they moonlight is not=20
enough.  By badging each location, you could show exactly where an =
exposure=20
was received. (Despite our QC, calibration and area monitor systems. =20
Intends to write us up as a Class III violation. What do you do on this? =
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Comments please, so I can present other opinions to my Radiation Safety=20
Committee.
Mark Steinbuchel, CHCM
Alternate Radiation Safety Officer
Huntsville Hospital System
markst@ONC.hhsys.org


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