OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO EXTERNAL RADIATION IN SWITZERLAND.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_B2D8F499DFE2
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO EXTERNAL RADIATION IN SWITZERLAND.
Journal
Radiation protection dosimetry
ISSN
1742-3406 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0144-8420
Publication state
Published
Issued date
04/2016
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
170
Number
1-4
Pages
433-436
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Individual monitoring for both external and internal exposures is well regulated in Switzerland. The article gives an overview on the occupational exposure to external radiation of workers based on the data collected in the Swiss national dose registry (NDR) in 2013. The NDR records the monthly doses of radiation workers since the introduction of ICRP 60 recommendations and is manifested in the Swiss ordinance since 1994. Annual dose limits for effective dose are typically exceeded once a year in Switzerland, mostly in medicine. The NDR is a useful optimisation tool to identify and characterise areas with the highest exposures. While exceeded dose limits were often related to accidental acute exposure in the past, they are now more related to continuous exposure during normal work, especially in medicine.
Keywords
Databases, Factual, Government Agencies, Health Physics, Humans, Occupational Exposure/analysis, Occupational Exposure/legislation & jurisprudence, Occupational Exposure/prevention & control, Occupational Health/legislation & jurisprudence, Protective Clothing, Radiation Dosage, Radiation Monitoring/standards, Radiation Protection/standards, Registries, Risk Assessment, Switzerland
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