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Aims :

• To provide an overview of the '1990 Recommendations of ICRP'.
• To outline the basic dosimetric quantities used.
• To outline the NRPB Advice on ICRP 60.

Objectives :
By the end of this course the student will be able to:

• State the reasons why ICRP has issued new Recommendations.
• Given the table of Nominal Probability Coefficients for Stochastic Effects comment on the way the figures were derived.
• Outline the following basic dosimetric quantities:
  (a) equivalent dose
  (b) effective dose
  (c) committed equivalent dose and committed effective dose
  (d) collective equivalent dose and collective effective dose.
• Outline how and when the various quantities should be used.
• State the ICRP 60 Recommendations for:
  (a) dose limits
  (b) occupational exposure of women..
• State the relationship between ICRP 60 and the Health and Safety Commission's Approved Code of Practice Part 4.
• Summarise the NRPB's recommendations for:
  (a) occupationally exposed individuals
  (b) members of the public.

Course Modules:

Introduction Biological Effects of Ionising Radiation Quantities System of Radiological Protection Dose Limits and Constraints Legislation Assessment