Developing a Flexible and Verifiable Integrated Dose Assessment Capability

摘要

Due to the ever-changing regulatory environment there is a need for a flexible yet verifiable system of computing and recording personnel doses. Recent directions in Chapter XI requirements, dictated by earlier advances forwarded by ICRP 26, establish the trend of combining internal and external doses. We are currently developing a Health Physics Information Management System (HPIMS) which will: (1) centralize dosimetry calculations and data storage; (2) integrate health physics records with other health-related disciplines, such as industrial hygiene, medical, and safety; (3) provide a more auditable system with published algorithms and clearly defined flowcharts of system operation; (4) readily facilitate future changes dictated by new regulations, new dosimetric models, and new systems of units (such as recommended by the recent NCRP report 82 on SI units); and (5) address ad-hoc inquiries regarding worker-workplace interactions, including potential synergisms with non-radiation exposures. (ERA citation 11:026332)