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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access originally published online on February 7, 2007
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2007 125(1-4):9-14; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl541
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Published by Oxford University Press (2007).

History of personal dosimetry performance testing in the United States

C. G. Soares*

National Institute of Standards and Technology 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8460,Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA

*Corresponding author: csoares{at}nist.gov

The basis for personal dosimetry performance testing in the United States is ANSI/HPS N13.11 (2001). Now in its third edition, this standard has been in place since 1983. Testing under this standard is administered by the National Voluntary Accreditation Program (NVLAP), and accreditation of dosimetry processors under this program is required by US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) regulations. The US Department of Energy (DOE) also maintains a testing program for its laboratories and contractors, administered by the Department of Energy Laboratory Accreditation Program (DOELAP). A focus in recent years has been the modification of ANSI/HPS N13.11 to allow acceptance by both testing programs in order to bring harmonisation to US personal dosemeter processing testing. Since there is no type testing program in the US for personal dosemeters, the testing philosophy of ANSI N13.11 has always combined elements of type testing and routine performance testing. This philosophy is explored in detail in this presentation, along with trends in the development of the document to its present state. In addition, a look will be taken at what the future holds for the next revision of the document, scheduled to begin in 2005.


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