Personnel Monitoring Devices

Course overview

This tutorial is related to Personnel Monitoring Devices and gives an overview of its role in Nuclear Medicine. At the conclusion of this tutorial, the attendees should be able to: 1.list the Maximum Permissible Dose for occupationally exposed individuals for both whole body and extremities 2.identify who should and should not be badged for radiation safety purposes 3.name the three most important and most commonly used personnel monitoring devices 4.identify the method of operation of each of these devices and describe how each works 5.list the advantages and disadvantages of each.