Regulatory Guide 8.7

Occupational Radiation Exposure Records Systems

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Issue date:	05/31/1973
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Section 20.401 of 10 CFR Part 20, "Standards for Protection Against Radiation", requires licensees to maintain records showing the radiation exposures of all individuals for whom personnel monitoring is required.

This guide describes an acceptable program for the systematic generation and retention of records relating to occupational exposure.

ý 1iral radiation exposure records systems recommendations set forth in ANSI

(R1972), "American National Standard Occupational Radiation Exposure Records

ýe generally acceptable and provide an a~i for complying with the pertinent ng \\fquirements of 10 CFR Part 20, subject

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The American Standards Association, Inc. (AS

Subcommittee N2.2, Occupational Radiation Exposre Record System, prepared standard N2.2-1966

.y. ich covers records necessary to describe the occupational radiation exposure of individuals and the conditions under which the exposure may occur. This spadndard was approved by ASA on March 14, 1966, Al6d has since been reaffirmed and redesignated ANSI N13.6-1966 (R1972) 1 by the American National S ndards Institute, Inc.

'Copies may be obtained fro the American National Standards Institute, Inc., 1430 B adway, New York, N.Y.

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Radiation exposur records must be maintained in accordance with the r

uirements of § 20.401 of

10 CFR Part 20.

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"Bioassay" is defined to mean he determination of kinds, amounts or concentrations, and locations of radioactive materials in the human *dy, whether by direct measurement (in vivo counting) oi y analysis and evaluation of materials excreted or remd ed from the human body.

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