Re: Individual monitoring device question.

[Laurie Taylor <laurie-taylor@uiowa.edu>]

At 11:14 AM 10/6/99 -0500, you wrote:
>> When only one individual monitoring device is used to determine the
>> effective dose equivalent for external radiation, where is the most
>> appropriate place to were it? Wear it at neck outside of the protective
>> apron, or wear it under the protective apron at the waist?

You may want to review your state's regulations regarding safety
requirements for the use of radiation machines.  In the state of Iowa our
regs read as follows regarding the wearing of dosimeters intended to assess
occupational exposure in conjunction with personnel exposure during
diagnostic radiology procedures ... "when protective clothing or devices
are worn on portions of the body and a personnel monitoring device(s) is
present, it (they) shall be worn in accordance with the recommendations
found in Chapter 4 of the National Council of Radiation Protection and
Measurements Report No. 57."

If you would like to converse further about this you may contact me at
319/335/8532 or e-mail me.

Laurie Taylor
The University of Iowa
Health Protection Office
laurie-taylor@uiowa.edu

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