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 |
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| Pages (from-to) | 330-336 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Health physics |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1998 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis