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Bibliography of Radiation Protection Legislation and Standards

Dosimetry for work with ionising radiations

Principal Legislation
Dosimetry Services
External Dosimetry – Standards and Guidance
Internal Dosimetry – Standards and Guidance
Other sources of information

 
Principal Legislation

The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
The Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999  SI 1999/3232

 
Dosimetry Services

HSE Statement on the approval of dosimetry services pdf July 2003 (Charges and Appendix III Revised 2004)

HSE List of approved dosimetry services pdf April 2005

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External Dosimetry – Standards and Guidance

Requirements for the approval of dosimetry services under the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999 PART 1: External Radiations” pdf (1999) RADS 1 HSE

“NAMAS Requirements for Laboratories Providing Dosimetry Services. Use of Film Dosemeters for Beta, Gamma, X- and Thermal Neutron Radiations”NIS 61 April 1992 (UK Accreditation Service)

“NAMAS Requirements for Laboratories Providing Dosimetry Services. Use of Thermoluminescent Dosemeters for Beta, Gamma, X- and Thermal Neutron Radiations” NIS 65 April 1992 (UK Accreditation Service)

“Determination of Dose Equivalents Resulting from External Radiation Sources” Report 39 ICRU (1985)

“Measurement of Dose Equivalents Resulting from External Photon and Electron Radiations” Report 47 ICRU (1992)

“Quantities and Units in Radiation Protection Dosimetry” Report 51 ICRU (1993)

“Conversion Coefficients for use in Radiological Protection against External Radiation” Report 57 ICRU (1997)

“Conversion Coefficients for use in Radiological Protection against External Radiation” Report 74 Ann. ICRP 26 No. 3/ 4 (1996)

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Internal Dosimetry – Standards and Guidance

Guidance on the application of dose coefficients for the embryo and fetus from intakes of radionuclides by the mother. NRPB Document Vol 16, No. 2 (2005) Guidance on the Application of Dose Coefficients for the Embryo and Fetus from Intakes of Radionuclides by the Mother

RADS 2 and RADS 3 are available direct from the HSE Dosimetry Services Administrator, see statement on REPPIR pdf 
 
“NAMAS Requirements for Laboratories Providing Dosimetry Services. The assessment of whole body dose by the determination of tritium in urine” NIS 59 November 1991 (UK Accreditation Service)

"Individual monitoring for internal exposure of workers” Report 78 Ann. ICRP 27 Nos 3/ 4 (1998)

“Dose coefficients for intakes of radionuclides by workers” Report 68 Ann. ICRP 24 No. 4 (1994)

Generalised Derived Limits for Isotopes of Hydrogen, Carbon, Phophorus, Sulphur, Chromium, Manganese, Cobalt, Zinc, Sleelenium, Technicium, Antimony, Thorium and Neptunium. Document of NRPB, Vol 16, No.3 (2005) Generalised Derived Limits for Radioisotopes of Hydrogen, Carbon, Phosphorus, Sulphur, Chromium, Manganese, Cobalt, Zinc, Selenium, Technetium, Antimony, Thorium and Neptunium

“Guide to Dose Coefficients” NRPB (1999)

A methodology for assessing doses of short termed planned discharges to atmosphere, NRPB Report W54, ( March 2004) National Radiological Protection Board W Series Reports

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Other sources of further information

ICRP Publication 89: Basic anatomical and physiological data for use in radiological protection; Reference Values, 2003
ICRP Publication 89: Basic Anatomical and Physiological Data for Use in Radiological Protection: Reference Values, 89

“ADS News” (occasional newsletters available from ADS News Editor HSE) Radiation Protection News

Radiation doses - assessment and recording” pdf Ionising Radiation Protection Series No 2 (rev) NIS/ NSD/ 01 HSE 2000 [in press]

“Type testing of the NRPB- AERE film badge dosemeter in terms of the new ICRU secondary dose quantities. Part 1: Photons with an energy range 10keV- 250keV”, NRPB- R236 (1990)

“Type testing of the NRPB- AERE film badge dosemeter in terms of the new ICRU secondary dose quantities. Part 2: Photons with an energy range 4MeV- 7MeV”, NRPB-R257 (1992)

“Calibration of Personal Dosemeters”, NRPB- M520 (1994)

Dose Constraints for Comforters and Carers. HSE report R155 (2003) RR155 - Dose constraints for comforters and carers

Updated August 2005

The list above is not an exhaustive list but is meant as an overview of information and links available.

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