PERSONAL RADIATION EXPOSURES IN FACILITIES LICENSED TO USE RADIOISOTOPES IN 1960. Final Report
An attempt was made to estimate the typical radiation doses received during 1960 by persons employed by AEC licensees who used radioisotopes in various ways. Personal radiation exposure data were collected from the exposure records of 3,864 persons employed by 253 licensees. The analysis of these data together with personal communications with licensees shows that average whole- body, external radiation doses received from radiation sources used in eight different ways are well below the radiation protection guides recommended by the Federal Radiation Council Further, average radiation exposures in the eight use categories studied did not exceed the minimum detectable doses of personal monitors. The interpretation of the data depends heavily upon the limitations of personal monitoring devices. These limitations and their effect upon the results of the study are discussed. The observations lead to the principal conclusion that the everyday risks of life are far greater than those associated with radiation exposure in the eight use categories studied. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- National Sanitation Foundation, Ann Arbor, Mich.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-006320
- OSTI ID:
- 4764284
- Report Number(s):
- TID-16553
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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