HOW DO YOU USE A LUXEL®+ WHOLE BODY BADGE?
Dosimeters arrive in a plastic bag. Remove the badge and break off the plastic tab at top to snap into its holder to place on your clothing.
An icon on the face of the Luxel+ dosimeter identifies the correct placement of the dosimeter. Icons include whole body and extremity use, area monitoring, and an icon designed for fetal monitoring. Wear the dosimeter with the icon facing away from the body.
Dosimeters should be worn during working hours to record occupational exposure (do not wear dosimeters during non-working hours while undergoing diagnostic or medical procedures where exposures would not be part of your occupational exposure history).
At the end of the wear period, snap the used Luxel+ dosimeter out of the holder and replace it with the dosimeter for the new wear period. Return the used dosimeter along with the control dosimeter of the same wear date to LANDAUER to process for exposure.
WHO SHOULD WEAR A BADGE, WHAT TIME, AND HOW OFTEN DO I NEED TO EXCHANGE?
The best source of information about who should be wearing radiation badges/dosimeters, what type, and how often you should exchange your dosimeters is your state radiation safety office as requirements vary from state to state. Your Radiation Safety Officer can also advise you of your organization’s needs.
To find specific state information about radiation regulation status, legislation, contact information, State Agreement, and program reviews, go to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission website, found here. In addition, most state radiation control agencies have web sites and are listed here.
WHAT IS AN EXCHANGE FREQUENCY?
An exchange frequency is how often dosimeters are shipped. Exchange frequencies from one week up to one year are available dependent on type of dosimetry service:
- Weekly
- Bi-weekly
- Semi-monthly
- Monthly
- Bi-monthly, alternate months
- Quarterly
- Semi-annual
- Annual
- One time only
WHAT IS A SUBACCOUNT?
A subaccount is a department grouping you can elect to have setup within your account to help you administratively manage your dosimetry program. All subaccounts can be shipped to one address site, or separately shipped to different address sites. Department groupings within accounts segregate departments on dosimetry reports and other administrative documents such as the packing list.
WHAT IS A SITE CHARGE?
When you elect to have separate department (subaccount) groupings setup within your account, all subaccounts can be shipped to one address incurring a single site charge per subaccount or shipped separately to different addresses incurring a multiple site charge per subaccount.
WHAT IS A SET UP CHARGE?
A setup charge is a one-time cost incurred for setting up an employee (participant) to receive LANDAUER dosimetry service
DO WE NEED TO PROVIDE THE SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER AND BIRTH DATE?
Check with your state radiation safety office as they may require this information on your reports. 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.
To find specific state information about radiation regulation status, legislation, contact information, State Agreement, and program reviews, go to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission website, found here. In addition, most state radiation control agencies have web sites and are listed here.
DO WE NEED TO PROVIDE A PURCHASE ORDER NUMBER WHEN ORDERING SERVICE?
Dosimetry service and dosimeters: The only time a purchase order is required is if your company requires a purchase order to facilitate payment. In that case, the purchase order must then be provided when placing your order.
Capital purchases: A purchase order is required for all capital products with limited exceptions.
WHEN WILL I RECEIVE MY FIRST INVOICE?
LANDAUER sends your initial invoice to you about one month after you receive your first shipment. This invoice will bill the originally ordered quantities and dosimeter types in advance for the minimum order period for your shipping frequency, usually one year.
HOW WILL I KNOW WHEN IT’S TIME TO EXCHANGE MY BADGES?
About one week before your exchange date, your new badges/dosimeters will arrive. The date shown on either the front or the back of the dosimeter is the beginning date of your wear period. Use your dosimeters beginning on the wear date or as close to that date as possible.
Return all used and unused dosimeters at the end of each wear period along with the control dosimeter(s) of the same type and wear date.
Mail to: LANDAUER
Attention: Receiving Department
2 Science Road
Glenwood, IL 60425-1586
Mark on the outside of the package "Do Not X-Ray; X-Ray Badges Enclosed”
WHAT DO I INCLUDE WITH THE BADGES I RETURN FOR PROCESSING?
Routine returning shipments to LANDAUER do not require any documentation. The information supplied on each badge is sufficient to process and report badge exposure. Return all used and unused dosimeters at the end of each wear period to avoid badge unreturned dosimeter fees.
Snap Luxel+ dosimeters out of their holders and return them to LANDAUER along with the control dosimeter(s) of the same wear date (retain the holders). Luxel+ dosimeters returned in original casing with tabs intact (excluding control dosimeters) are reported as unused.
When returning dosimeters that shipped separately from the regular shipment for the wear date, please include any control dosimeters that accompanied those shipments.
Do not return to LANDAUER any dosimeter that is suspected to be radioactively or otherwise contaminated. Your Radiation Safety Officer should supply LANDAUER with an estimated dose for the individual whose dosimeter was contaminated.
Do not include the packing list with dosimeters being returned to LANDAUER.
Exceptions:
- Unused Dosimeters - When returning to LANDAUER dosimeters that you wish to be reported as “unused,” enclose a:
- List of the dosimeters not used, and a
- Statement with an authorized signature verifying the dosimeters are unused.
- Duplicate Shipments - When returning a duplicate dosimeter(s) for a wear period to obtain credit for the replacement fee, and you do not want the dosimeter(s) reported as unused, return the dosimeter(s) in a bag separate from the regular wear period dosimeters, and enclose a:
- List of the dosimeters returned for replacement fee credit, and a
- Statement with an authorized signature verifying the dosimeters are being returned for replacement fee credit only, and you do not wish to have them processed and reported as unused.