Re: Landauer's New Badge

["Warren Church" <Warren_Church@uml.edu>]

I question the value of using the ALO badges in facilities where mixed
fields(neutrons and gammas) are involved.  It may be hard to justify extra
expense(assuming they cost more) and other problems previously mentioned to
measure a few mrem of gamma when the minimum detectable dose equivalents for
neutron badges are in the order of 30-40 mrem.
Warren Church, UML RSO
warren_church@uml.edu

Ryanchp@aol.com wrote:

> Radsafers,
>
> Landauer is promoting a new Al(2)O(3) personnel monitoring badge which they
> claim will see 1 mrem and it will be reported.  Does any other Radsafers feel
> uncomfortable with this new lower sensitivity?  It appears capable of creating
> new problems with exposed personnel who have never received an exposure and
> now they will see the
> 1 to 9 mrems on their monthhly reports rather than the "m" and 12x this on
> their yearly report.
>
> Bob Ryan
> ryanchp@aol.com
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