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Assessment of occupational exposure in non-medical facilities of Bangladesh

Year 2015, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 1 - 6, 05.01.2015

Qmr NİZAM S SHİLL M HAİDER

https://doi.org/10.1501/nuclear_0000000007

Abstract

The concern about occupational exposure is being increased by the worker and regulatory body day by day in Bangladesh. After establishment of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (BAERA) this type of study has been carried out extensively for creating database about the safety of occupational worker in different facilities. The present research work has been performed on major non-medical radiological facilities including non-destructive testing (NDT), nucleonic gauge and irradiation facilities. Among these facilities, the workers of Engineer Inspection Services, Bangladesh (EISB) received high radiation doses. The outcome of the present study also shows that the radiation workers of NDT facilities are exposed to more radiation than any other facilities. This is because they used to work with high activity radiation source at offsite area. Every NDT facility should be more equipped with radiation shielding and personal protective equipment. These data can be utilized by BAERA in future for further strengthening of radiation safety infrastructure for the concerned workers.

Keywords

Occupational Exposure, Radiation Dose, TLD, Non Destructive Testing, Irradiator, BAERA

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Year 2015, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 1 - 6, 05.01.2015

Qmr NİZAM S SHİLL M HAİDER

https://doi.org/10.1501/nuclear_0000000007

Abstract

References

  • World Health Organisation. “Ionising Radiation in our Environment
  • http://www.who.int/ ionizing_radiation/env/en/.
  • (Accessible on: 08.06.2010)
  • -
  • ICRP Publication 103. “The Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection”. Annals of the ICRP; 37 (2-4). Oxford: Pergamon Elsevier; 2007.
  • Covens P, Berus D, Buls N, Clerinx P, Vanhavere F. “Personal Dose Monitoring in Hospitals: Global Assessment, Critical Applications and Future Needs”. Radiat. Prot. Dosim. 124(3). 250–259 (2007).
  • International Commission on Radiological Protection. “General Principle for the Protection of Workers”. ICRP Publication 75, Pergamon Press, Oxford (1997).
  • A.N. Al-Haj, C.S. Lagarde, “Statistical analysis of historical occupational dose records at a large medical center”. Health Phys. 83. 854-860 (2002).
  • Faiz M. Khan. "The Physics of Radiation Therapy". Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (2003).
  • “User’s Instruction Guide Individual Monitoring Service by TLD”. Health Physics Division Atomic Energy Centre, Dhaka; 4 Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Ramna, Dhaka-1000 Bangladesh Atomic Energy
  • Commission; May 2012 (http://www.baec.org.bd/baec/aecd/IMS_TLD.pdf)
  • Product Specifications;
  • https://jrtassociates.com/pdfs/tld_4500.pdf
  • IAEA-TECDOC-1344. “Categorization of radioactive sources; Revision of IAEA-TECDOC-1191, Categorization of radiation sources”. International Atomic Energy Agency; July 2003.
  • Safety Guide No. RS-G-1.9. “Categorization of Radioactive Sources”. International Atomic Energy Agency. VIENNA, 2005.
  • Webster, E.W. “EDE for exposure with protective aprons”.Health Phys., 56:568-569, (1989).
  • -
  • Sanaye SS, Baburajan S, Pawar SG, Nalawade SK, SapraBK.”Occupational exposures in industrial application of radiation during 1999-2008”. RadiatProt Environ., 35:17-21 (2012).
  • Noriah Mod Ali. “Evolution of radiation protection trends-the Malaysian Perspective”. Progress in nuclear science and technology, 1: 14-19 (2011).
  • SAFETY SERIES No. 115. “International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of radiation Sources”. International Atomic Energy Agency; VIENNA, 1996.

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Primary Language English
Subjects Engineering
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Qmr NİZAM

S SHİLL

M HAİDER

Publication Date January 5, 2015
Published in Issue Year 2015Volume: 2 Issue: 1

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Bibtex @research article { ankujns22820, journal = {Journal of Nuclear Sciences}, issn = {2147-7736}, eissn = {2148-3981}, address = {}, publisher = {Ankara University}, year = {2015}, volume = {2}, number = {1}, pages = {1 - 6}, doi = {10.1501/nuclear\_0000000007}, title = {Assessment of occupational exposure in non-medical facilities of Bangladesh}, key = {cite}, author = {Nizam, Qmr and Shill, S and Haider, M} }
APA Nizam, Q. , Shill, S. & Haider, M. (2015). Assessment of occupational exposure in non-medical facilities of Bangladesh . Journal of Nuclear Sciences , 2 (1) , 1-6 . DOI: 10.1501/nuclear_0000000007
MLA Nizam, Q. , Shill, S. , Haider, M. "Assessment of occupational exposure in non-medical facilities of Bangladesh" . Journal of Nuclear Sciences 2 (2015 ): 1-6 <http://jns.ankara.edu.tr/en/pub/issue/1883/22820>
Chicago Nizam, Q. , Shill, S. , Haider, M. "Assessment of occupational exposure in non-medical facilities of Bangladesh". Journal of Nuclear Sciences 2 (2015 ): 1-6
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AMA Nizam Q. , Shill S. , Haider M. Assessment of occupational exposure in non-medical facilities of Bangladesh. Journal of Nuclear Sciences. 2015; 2(1): 1-6.
Vancouver Nizam Q. , Shill S. , Haider M. Assessment of occupational exposure in non-medical facilities of Bangladesh. Journal of Nuclear Sciences. 2015; 2(1): 1-6.
IEEE Q. Nizam , S. Shill and M. Haider , "Assessment of occupational exposure in non-medical facilities of Bangladesh", Journal of Nuclear Sciences, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 1-6, Jan. 2015, doi:10.1501/nuclear_0000000007