In summary
Points to consider:
- Are there any experienced personnel available who work, or used to work in the area?
- Is there any documentation available (radiation protection reports, work records, laboratory instructions, etc)?
- What radionuclides are present and the type of radiation they emit?
- Are the sources sealed or unsealed? If unsealed, what are their chemical forms?
- What activity levels are expected?
- Are the sources solid, liquid or gas?
- What is their toxicity – radiological, chemical, biological?
- Is the source a machine, such as an X-ray set?
- What processes take place in the area?
Good practice online modules
- Practical radiation monitoring
- Practical radiation monitoring units
- Radiation monitoring strategy
- Choice of radiation instrument
- Radiation monitoring techniques
- Estimating surface radioactivity
- Radiation instrument calibration
- Uncertainties in radiation measurement
- Troubleshooting in radiation monitoring
