Re: 2 mrem/hr limit

[jack bell <bellstar@erols.com>]

Whose (what country, state, etc.) has a "public primary dose limit" of 500
mrem/year.

Jack Bell, bellstar@erols.com

"J. J. Rozental" wrote:

> The value of 0.25 mrem/hr was derived from the public primary dose limit of
> 500 mrem/year, 10 % of occupational primary dose limit of 5000 mrem/year
> (2.5 mrem/year, 2000 hours/year). This was before the adoption of the ICRP 60.
> The ICRP 60 recommends that the constraints for the optimisation of
> protection in the design of new installations should be smaller than 1 mSv
> in a year.
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>----------
> >>From:         Malek Chatila[SMTP:mc02@aub.edu.lb]
> >>Sent:         Monday, July 05, 1999 6:26 AM
> >>To:   Multiple recipients of list
> >>Subject:      2 mrem/hr limit
> >>
> >>Greetings,
> >>
> >>For I-131 inpatients that has been administered therapeutic dose, does the
> >>2-mrem/hr limit for the general public apply in the adjacent room?
> >>
> >>Thanks in advance for your assistance.
> >>
> >>Malek Chatila
> >>American University of Beirut
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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