Document Details
Title:
STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR FILM BADGE SERVICES
Author(s):
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
MISCELLANEOUS
Publication Date:
1966 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0047
Accession Number:
NV0016312
Document Number(s):
999RH20
Originating Research Org.:
HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 26
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR FILM BADGE SERVICES ARE OF GENERAL CONCER N TO FILM BADGE SERVICES, USERS OF THESE SERVICES, AND REGULATORY AGEN CIES. A QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM SELF-IMPOSED BY FILM BADGE SERVICES, B UT INVOLVING ALL OF THESE GROUPS, IS DESCRIBED. FILM BADGE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN DEVISED TO GENERATE DATA SUFFICIENTLY BROAD IN SCOPE TO SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR CONTROL LIMINTS. THE EVALUAT ION PROCEDURES AND CONTROL LIMITS WILL BE APPLIED IN PERIODIC EXAMINAT IONS OF FILM BADGE SERVICE. IRRADIATION PROCEDURES, DOSIMETRY, AND A M EASURE OF FILM ICES. IRRADIATION PROCEDURES, DOSIMETRY, AND A MEASURE OF FILM BADGE ACCURACY APPROPRIATE TO THE PRACTICAL USE OF FILM BADGES ARE DISCUSSED. APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FILM BADGES WERE IRRADIATED WITH VARIOUS TYPES AND ENERGIES OF RADIATION. EXPOSURES RANGED FROM 0. 002 TO 497 ROENTGENS. FILM BADGE SERVICES (1) HELPED DESIGN THE TEST P ROCEDURES, (2) SUBMITTED BADGES FOR EXPOSURE, (3) INTERPRETED EXPOSURE S, AND (4) ASSISTED IN DETERMINING PROVISIONAL PERFORMANCE CONTROL LIM ITS. ALL SERVICES WERE INFORMED OF THE TEST PROCEDURES TO BE USED IN T HE TEST. HOWEVER, THE SERVICES DID NOT KNOW WHICH BADGES WERE EXPOSED TO WHAT TYPE, ENERGY, OR DOSE OF RADIATION. A MEASURE OF ACCURACY, CAL LED AN "ERROR FACTOR," WAS DETERMINED FOR EACH SERVICE FOR EACH TYPE A ND ENERGY OF RADIATION IN THE TEST. THESE ERROR FACTORS ARE TABULATED TO SHOW THE ACCURACY OF THE FILM BADGE SERVICES TESTED. FREQUENCY DIST RIBUTIONS OF THE ERROR FACTORS SERVED AS THE BASIS FOR SELECTION OF CO NTROL LIMITS USED TO DEFINE ACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE. ADMINISTRATIVE PRO CEDURES FOR PERIODICALLY EVALUATING FILM BADGE SERVICE PERFORMANCE AND FOR RECOGNIZING ACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE ARE ALSO DESCRIBED.