La. Admin. Code tit. 33 § XV-1739
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section XV-1739 - Personnel MonitoringA. Irradiator operators shall wear a personnel dosimeter while operating a panoramic irradiator or while in the area around the pool of an underwater irradiator. The personnel dosimeter processor shall be capable of detecting high energy photons in the normal and accident dose ranges. Each personnel dosimeter shall be assigned to and worn by only one individual. Film badges shall be replaced at least monthly, and all other personnel dosimeters that require replacement shall be replaced at least quarterly. All personnel dosimeters shall be evaluated at least quarterly, or promptly after replacement, whichever is more frequent.B. Other individuals who enter the radiation room of a panoramic irradiator shall wear a dosimeter, which may be a pocket dosimeter. For groups of visitors, only two people who enter the radiation room are required to wear dosimeters. If pocket dosimeters are used to meet the requirements of this Subsection, a check of their response to radiation shall be done at least annually. Acceptable dosimeters shall read within +-30 percent of the true radiation dose.La. Admin. Code tit. 33, § XV-1739
Promulgated by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Air Quality and Radiation Protection, Radiation Protection Division, LR 24:2118 (November 1998), amended by the Office of Environmental Assessment, Environmental Planning Division, LR 29:1470 (August 2003), Amended by the Office of the Secretary Legal Affairs Division, LR 4964 (1/1/2023).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:2001 et seq. and 2104.B.