Radiation Exposure, Occupational, Germany
Radiation Exposure, Occupational, Germany : In 2010 about 340,000 persons in Germany were monitored with personal dosimeters. 78 % of them worked in the medical sector. The total annual dose of all persons monitored amounted to about 40 man-Sievert: The average annual dose of all persons monitored amounted to 0.12 mSv in 2010. For 84 % of the persons monitored, the values determined were below the smallest determinable dose (0.05 mSv per year). If an average value is calculated only for persons with an annual dose other than zero, an average annual personal dose of 0.67 mSv results for these 59 800 persons. According to the German Radiation Protection Ordinance the radiation exposure of airline personnel due to the higher cosmic radiation exposure flying in high altitudes has to be calculated and registered. The total dose for these 36,800 persons amounted in 2010 to 83 Sv, the calculated average dose is 2.25 mSv.
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