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3. Objectives and regulatory framework for personal dosimetry
3.1 Regulations and recommendations
According to the ICRP (Publication 35, 1982), "the fundamental objective of radiation monitoring is to obtain an estimate of the mean dose equivalent and the effective dose equivalent in significantly exposed tissues. This information is useful for limiting the individual doses received by workers and demonstrating compliance with the Commission's recommended dose limitation system and regulatory limits."
Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of May 13, 1996 (Article 6) incorporates the two criteria defined by ICRP Publication 60, namely optimization and dose limitation for practices.
Each Member State shall ensure that :
a) in the context of optimization, all...
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- Reference X-rays and gamma rays for calibrating dosimeters and flowmeters, and for determining their response as a function of photon energy. – Part 1: Radiation characteristics...
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ICRU documents relating to the measurement of external radiation doses :
ICRU 39 (1985) Determination of Dose Equivalents Resulting from External Radiation Sources ;
ICRU 43 (1988) Determination of Dose Equivalents from External Radiation Sources – Part 2 ;
ICRU 47 (1992) Measurement of Dose Equivalents from...
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