DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
Radiological Control
Those activities and measures required to:
a.
Insure the physical safety and well-being of personnel working
in a radiation environment (e.g., film badge monitoring, use
of decontamination clothing, etc., and other measures necessary
to keep radiological exposures below an acceptable safety
threshold), and
Verify that the radiological cleanup operations have in fact
achieved the prespecified radiological conditions (e.g., by
means of instrument readings or other onsite diagnostic means).
Radiological control actions would. probably necessitate an onsite
laboratory for instrument calibration and for specimen analysis.
Radiological Monitoring
Those activities or measures required to:
a.
Assess the overall radiological conditions of an area as they
relate to the long-term dosages (both internally and externally
acquired) to people living in the environment, and
Ascertain whether and how the radiological conditions have changed
from previous levels.
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