WHAT ADMINISTRATIVE AIDS DO YOU HAVE THAT CAN HELP ME WITH MY ALARA PROGRAM?
For effective tracking, LANDAUER's standard exposure report accumulates dose year to date so you can routinely review exposure levels against ALARA levels. LANDAUER's early notification of high exposure levels warns you within 24 hours of dosimeter processing of individuals exceeding preset ALARA levels set by you or LANDAUER uses the guidelines established by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Standard reports and early notification features are included within your basic LANDAUER dosimetry service. ALARA Memos, ALARA Recap.
LANDAUER also has an ALARA memo service and ALARA reports that can help you with your ALARA compliance. ALARA memos save time by automatically generating a letter to an employee whose exposure level has exceeded a quarterly and/or annual preset value. Sent to you for initial review, the personalized letter advises the employee about the level, exposure type, and amount of exposure, and if it exceeds Level II, provides a questionnaire for the employee to return to you.
LANDAUER's ALARA reports are generated quarterly and annually. These detailed reports provide monthly breakouts of exposure by individual and show whole body and extremity exposures. Quarterly reports flag Level I and II excursions for the quarter and year to date, while annual reports quickly show trends by individuals and departments for the year. Reports track both individual and collective dose.
The ALARA memo and ALARA report services are available on myLDR or by contacting Customer Service and involve a charge in addition to your basic service.
CAN I HAVE A COPY OF MY EXPOSURE REPORT SENT TO A DIFFERENT ADDRESS?
No. LANDAUER no longer physically mails reports. All LANDAUER reports are located on the myLDR portal.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO RECEIVE AN EXPOSURE REPORT?
At the end of each wear period, dosimeters returned to our laboratory for processing are analyzed, and a dosimetry report is available in your myLDR account within five working days from the receipt of the dosimeters. Emergency processing with an expedited report is available for dosimeters suspected of receiving overexposure.
COULD YOU PROVIDE ME WITH MY EXPOSURE HISTORY?
No, we cannot supply an individual with his or her history. All information is confidential to the owner of the account. You will need to contact your former employer or school and request your occupational exposure history.
HOW CAN I HAVE AN EMPLOYEE’S PRIOR EXPOSURE HISTORY ADDED?
Submit your written request with an authorized signature to Customer Service Technical/Records by mail LANDAUER, ATTN: Customer Service Technical, 2 Science Road Glenwood, IL 60425 or email csrecords@LANDAUER.com to add prior exposure history
CAN THE SOCIAL SECURITY OR ID NUMBER AND BIRTH DATE BE REMOVED FROM REPORTS?
Yes. For privacy and/or posting needs, you can request that LANDAUER suppress on the second and remaining copies of a report the ID number and date of birth; or the name and date of birth; or the name.
WHAT DOES “ASSIGNED DOSE BASED ON EDE 1 CALCULATION” MEAN?
EDE 1 is a special dose calculation than can be applied to a participant who wears a collar and a waist dosimeter with a lead apron. Special calculations permit departure from LANDAUER’s standard dose calculation protocol to provide a more accurate estimation of radiation dose under special circumstances as determined by your Radiation Safety Officer. Special calculations can be applied to an individual, a series, or to an entire account. Special dose calculations available for radiation workers who wear lead aprons are:
EDE 1: (Two dosimeters). One dosimeter is worn at the waist level under a lead apron and one dosimeter is worn at the collar level outside the lead apron. 1.5 (Waist DDE) + 0.04 (Collar DDE) = Assigned Deep Dose Equivalent
EDE 2: (One dosimeter). One dosimeter is worn outside the lead apron. 0.30 (Collar DDE) = Assigned Deep Dose Equivalent
The “Assigned” line with the EDE 1 and EDE 2 calculation results follows all of the original whole body dosimeter doses.
It is the responsibility of your organization’s radiation safety officials to determine the applicability of using a special calculation for estimation of dose to an employee.
CAN LIFETIME HISTORY FROM A PAST EMPLOYER BE INCLUDED IN MY REPORT?
LANDAUER will accept separate lifetime histories from past employers or other dosimetry services and incorporate the totals into LANDAUER’s lifetime accumulated total dose. History totals from separate employers are maintained and are available on our Equivalent Form 4 annual service that separates exposure history by employer. Have your employer email Customer Service Technical at csrecords@landauer.com to get your lifetime history added.