indicate the obvious fallaay of accerting + lu=roentgen infinity dose based HE. . 4 ee on games dose rates measured on personne] outside the radiation Meld, Por exanple, the natives fron Allinginae showec ;ersonnel dose rate readings that would approxizate nine reentgens (gamme in 2; days and yet skin damage to some degree wa: evident in 14 sut of 16 cf the veraonnel. Gm the other hand, the natives frow Btirik showed nc skin damage with an estimated 2,2 roentgens in 24 days based on gamma dose retes measured on persomel. uncertainty ef these data was discussed under Policy [1. The They do suggest, however, that if the eortamination of « relatively large area of the exposed body produces les« than one roentgen infinite gamma dose as measured by a eurvey meter hel¢ four incher fron tre surface there ts a large probability tiat beta burns wil’ not result (see alse diseussion under Policy 17.) wren the same tose rate reading 1: ;reduced at a given height above a surfuce fro: « smaller area, the amount of somtaznination per uiit area is grester (other factor. being equal Therefore, it would seem desireble to reduce the recocuendec tose rate levela when relatively small areas are DOE/NV involved. It io recognise! that radiation from anctrer nearby apot «ws con]= tributa to the survey ameter reading wien sonitoring a mall area on personnel, Gut this has not veen taken into account, first because af the diffisulty of establishing a prior ap,raccai of t.1: var‘atle factor and, seoond, whate-er tiis contribution may be it will now become ar acied safety factor. Cf course, the wrobler: is at‘iil con: lex because when considering analier and smaller areas the evential en cotnt 1: 6 singis particle,