17th European ALARA Network Workshop on ALARA in Emergency Exposure Situations Scene

Recent Experience in Alara Performance Assessment in the Usa

The objective of the revised Reactor Oversight Process is to monitor licensee performance in the areas of reactor safety, radiation safety, and security. This paper describes the NRC’s revised Reactor Oversight Process and how it is used to assess licensee performance against stated objectives in seven areas (or cornerstones) of plant operations. One of the seven cornerstones of the Reactor Ove...

Application of the Alara Principle in Minimizing the Exposure of Operators of Radiotherapy Co-60 Units

The paper presents the results of mapping stray radiation fields in three different radiotherapy treatment rooms equipped with three different Co-60 machines. Based on the distribution of the ambient dose equivalent rate, the effective dose to the personnel under various scenarios has been assessed with regard to their movement and position in the room during the preparation of the machine and ...

Education and training in radiation protection: improving alara culture.

ALARA and an integrated approach to radiation protection.

Exposures of individuals to ionizing radiation have been restricted for many years by a number of guidelines and rules developed by various advisory and regulatory groups. Accompanying these restrictions has been an evolving principle that exposures to individuals and groups should be kept "as low as reasonably achievable" (ALARA), consistent with provision of the benefits of radiation use to s...

Intraoperative radiation safety in orthopaedics: a review of the ALARA (As low as reasonably achievable) principle

The use of fluoroscopy has become commonplace in many orthopaedic surgery procedures. The benefits of fluoroscopy are not without risk of radiation to patient, surgeon, and operating room staff. There is a paucity of knowledge by the average orthopaedic resident in terms proper usage and safety. Personal protective equipment, proper positioning, effective communication with the radiology techni...