Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access originally published online on March 31, 2006
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2006 118(2):176-181; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl016
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Individual monitoring for internal exposures in Europe: Conclusions of an EURADOS action
1 CIEMAT-Internal Dosimetry, Avda Complutene 22, 28040 Madrid, Spain
2 NRG Radiation and Environment, Utrechtseweg 310, Postbus 9034, 6800 AS Arnhem, The Netherlands
3 ENEA-ION-IRP, via dei Colli 16, 40136 Bologna, Italy
4 RPII, 3 Clonskeagh Square, Dublin 14, Ireland
5 SSI, Stockholm, 171 16 Sweden
6 Institute of Nuclear Physics, Radzikowskiego 152, PL 31 342 Kraków, Poland
7 Paul Sherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
* Corresponding author: ma.lopez{at}ciemat.es
Once the EC Directive 96/29 has been implemented into national regulation across Europe, the coordination of dosimetry laboratories for the monitoring of occupational exposures becomes the principal aim to achieve. Within this framework the European Radiation Dosimetry Group, EURADOS, carried out an Action on Harmonisation of Individual Monitoring (20002004) to promote coordination in the field of individual monitoring of occupational exposures throughout Europe. With reference to internal exposures, the main aims were the completion of a catalogue of internal dosimetry services and an inventory of methods and techniques used for individual monitoring at European internal dosimetry facilities. At the end of this EURADOS Action, a report was published in Radiation Protection Dosimetry in 2004. The information collected related to various topics: the equipments used for the measurement of internal exposures, calibration and sensitivity data, the methods applied for the assessment of internal doses, Quality Control procedures, Quality Assurance Programmes in the facilities and legal requirements. The information to be presented here will give a general overview of the actual status of individual monitoring for internal exposures in Europe.