2. General principles of personal dosimetry
A personal dosimeter is a device that detects and records the radiation received by a person, and translates it into an individual dose equivalent (see § 2.3 ) over a given period. This quantity is considered to be an estimate of the risk involved.
Whole-body" individual dosimeters can be classified as passive or active. Although this classification is also applicable to neutron dosimeters, due to the specific nature of neutron radiation fields, the corresponding instrumentation has been dealt with separately.
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Standards dealing with references or methods
- 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...
Regulations
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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