| Zugriffsnummer | 10751 |
| Dokumenttyp | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Titel | Implementation of standards for individual monitoring in Europe |
| Autor(in); Institution |
Fantuzzi, E.; ENEA, Radiation Protection Institute, Bologna, ITALY
Alves, J.; Instituto Tecnológico e Nuclear, Departamento de Protecção Radiológica e Segurança Nuclear, Sacavém, PORTUGAL
Ambrosi, Peter; 6.3, Strahlenschutzdosimetrie, PTB-Braunschweig
Janzekovic, H.; Slovenian Nuclear Safety Admininstration, Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
Vartiainen, E.; STUK, Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Helsinki, FINLAND
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| Quelle/Jahr | Harmonising of individual monitoring in Europe : a report of the European Radiation Dosimetry Group (EURADOS). Radiation Protection Dosimetry: 112 (2004), 1, 3 - 44 |
| Herausgeber(in) |
Van Dijk, J. W. E.; NRG, Arnhem, THE NETHERLANDS
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| ISSN | 0144-8420 |
| ISBN | 0-19-856716-2 |
| Verlag | Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press |
| Zusammenfassung | A large number of standards is available for radiation protection and individual monitoring purposes. They are published by various organisations, international and national. Moreover, the increasing policy of "Quality" applied to individual monitoring requires to implement standards on Quality Assurance both on technical and management aspects of a dosimetric service. Implementation of standards is not mandatory; therefore various degrees of implementation of them can be found in different European countries. However, for a number of good reasons, a degree of harmonisation within the European Union (EU) for the requirements and procedures for individual monitoring would be desirable. Harmonisation as applied to dosimetric services does not mean that they should all follow exactly the same procedures, but that they should aim to meet the same general requirements, and their results should be comparable. This article aims to compile information on the use of all standards used within individual monitoring practises, be it on the calibration of dosemeters or on the quality assurance procedures to be applied to the overall dose evaluation process. Both "technical standards" and "quality standards" will be discussed. A list of documents of relevance on subjects such as recommendations and requirements in the field of individual monitoring, whose application could help in the harmonisation of procedures, will also be given. As it is agreed that implementation of quality standards is a relevant framework within which harmonisation can be achieved, guidance on implementation for them in a dosimetric service is given. Accreditation and approval of dosimetric services will be of relevance in the process of harmonisation of individual monitoring within EU. In this article, a discussion of various procedures and the meaning of both forms of recognition is also provided. Although most of the text applies to monitoring of internal and external exposure to ionising radiation, the emphasis of practical guidance is on monitoring for external radiation with passive dosemeters. |
