Practical methods for determining dose from radioactive skin contamination

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · Radiation Protection Management; (United States)

OSTI ID:5265333

Flood, J R ^[1]

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1. Tennessee Valley Authority, Radiological Health Branch, Chattanooga, TN (US)

This article presents methods and criteria for evaluating skin dose from distributed contamination and hot particles. A modified, 1-cm{sub 2} contamination detector can be used to obtain field measurements for the portion of skin that is exposed to the greatest activity, and a generic dose factor can be used to convert these measurements into dose rate and dose. Thresholds (action levels) are presented and explained for initiating skin dose calculations, performing follow-up investigations, and capturing contamination for laboratory analysis.

• OSTI ID: 5265333
• Journal Information: Radiation Protection Management; (United States), Vol. 5:3; ISSN 0740-0640
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY
SKIN
DOSIMETRY
RADIATION DOSES
HOT LABS
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATION MONITORING
RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION
BODY
DOSES
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
LABORATORIES
MASS TRANSFER
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MONITORING
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
ORGANS
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