Dosimeters are there to warn about a short-term cumulative dose, such as a malfunction of the system that releases an unusual amount of radiation in just a few minutes. They don’t report cumulative exposure over multiple weeks, months, or years.
Sure they can. Regular hospitals may not use them, but nuclear pharmacies implement, among other measurements, thermoluminescent dosimeter rings and badges that are sent in to be measured monthly or quarterly to provide a cumulative radiation exposure estimate. And if your measurements pass a certain threshold, you’re not allowed to work until enough time has passed that you’re no longer over the acceptable radiation rate.
Dosimeters are there to warn about a short-term cumulative dose, such as a malfunction of the system that releases an unusual amount of radiation in just a few minutes. They don’t report cumulative exposure over multiple weeks, months, or years.
Sure they can. Regular hospitals may not use them, but nuclear pharmacies implement, among other measurements, thermoluminescent dosimeter rings and badges that are sent in to be measured monthly or quarterly to provide a cumulative radiation exposure estimate. And if your measurements pass a certain threshold, you’re not allowed to work until enough time has passed that you’re no longer over the acceptable radiation rate.