Citation

Holden FR, Tochilin E, Hine CH, Lewis L. Calif. Med. 1951; 74(3): 188-192.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1951, California Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

14812354

PMCID

PMC1520850

Abstract

Despite continued advances in x-ray technology, evidence indicates that x-radiation injuries occur today to an excessive degree. These injuries have led to a progressive stiffening of standards of permissible exposure, especially in the past 15 years.Protection from radiation damage is logically based on dosimetry, preferably administered by a centralized service laboratory. The experience of two large hospitals in the control of x-radiation exposure is cited.Personnel exposed to x-radiation may be monitored by either pocket dosimeters of the ion chamber or electroscope type or by standardized film badge dosimeters. A recently developed film badge dosimeter that measures effective x-ray energy and radiation exposure in a quantitative manner is described.

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