International Recommendations for X-ray and Radium Protection

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International Recommendations for X-ray and Radium ProtectionPublished Online:29 May 2014https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-7-83-695SectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail AboutAbstract1. The dangers of over-exposure to X rays and radium can be avoided by the provision of adequate protection and suitable working conditions. It is the duty of those in charge of X-ray and radium departments to ensure such conditions for their personnel. The known effects to be guarded against are:—(a) Injuries to the superficial tissues;(b) Derangements of internal organs and changes in the blood.The evidence at present available appears to suggest that under satisfactory working conditions a person in normal health can tolerate exposure to X rays to an extent of about 0·2 international röntgens (r) per day. On the basis of continuous irradiation during a working day of seven hours, this figure corresponds to a dosage rate of 10−5 r per second. The protective values given in these recommendations are generally in harmony with this figure under average conditions. No similar tolerance dose is at present available in the case of radium gamma rays. Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byCharacterisation and mapping of scattered radiation fields in interventional radiology theatres30 October 2020 | Scientific Reports, Vol. 10, No. 1Classification of radiation effects for dose limitation purposes: history, current situation and future prospects3 May 2014 | Journal of Radiation Research, Vol. 55, No. 4A HISTORY OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTIONHealth Physics, Vol. 88, No. 6LAURISTON S. TAYLOR LECTURE: THE EVOLUTION OF RADIATION PROTECTION—FROM ERYTHEMA TO GENETIC RISKS TO RISKS OF CANCER TO…?Health Physics, Vol. 87, No. 3References1 April 1991 | Annals of the ICRP, Vol. 22, No. 2Radiation Protection Guidelines for the Skin3 July 2009 | International Journal of Radiation Biology, Vol. 57, No. 4Radiological criteria for the disposal of solid radioactive wastes1 January 1997 | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Vol. 319, No. 1545Radiation exposure: Moving standards in 1950sNature, Vol. 313, No. 5999Health physics operations in hospitals19 December 2000 | Journal of the Society for Radiological Protection, Vol. 4, No. 3Radiation Protection Standards: Their Development and Current StatusCritical Assessment of Genetic Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Pre- and Postnatal DevelopmentThe development of radiation protection21 December 2000 | Journal of the Society for Radiological Protection, Vol. 1, No. 4Radiation protection philosophy and control of radiation doses from nuclear waste disposals7 July 2015 Volume 7, Issue 83November 1934Pages: 641-704 © The British Institute of Radiology History Published onlineMay 29,2014 Metrics Download PDF