The monetary value of the person-Sievert: A practical approach in case of occupational exposures

Frank Hardeman; Noël Pauwels; Bartel Van De Walle; Pascal Deboodt; Paul De Meester

doi:10.1097/00004032-199803000-00005

The monetary value of the person-Sievert: A practical approach in case of occupational exposures

Frank Hardeman, Noël Pauwels, Bartel Van De Walle, Pascal Deboodt, Paul De Meester

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Abstract

This paper gives some practical advice on the determination of the value of the person-Sievert, this figure being of primary importance when cost- benefit analysis is used to optimize (ALARA-principle) routine occupational exposures of professionals to external radiation. After a brief introduction on the use of cost-benefit analysis in a radioprotection context, more attention will be paid to the theoretical guidelines that exist on the monetary value of the person-Sievert. By combining these insights with the practical problems that occur in daily task preparations and evaluations, a more workable proposal for the determination of the value of the person- Sievert will be presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	330-336
Number of pages	7
Journal	Health physics
Volume	74
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-199803000-00005
State	Published - 1998

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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