The Japan Health Physics Society Guideline on Dose Monitoring for the Lens of the Eye

Sumi Yokoyama, Norio Tsujimura, Makoto Hashimoto, Hiroshi Yoshitomi, Masahiro Kato, Tadahiro Kurosawa, Hideo Tatsuzaki, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Yasuhiro Koguchi, Koji Ono, Masahumi Akiyoshi, Naoki Kunugita, Masahiro Natsuhori, Yoshinori Natsume, Kuniaki Nabatame, Tsunenori Kawashima, Shunji Takagi, Kazuko Ohno, Satoshi Iwai

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Abstract

Background: In Japan, new regulations that revise the dose limit for the lens of the eye (hereafter the lens), operational quantities, and measurement positions for the lens dose were enforced in April 2021. Based on the international safety standards, national guidelines, the results of the Radiation Safety Research Promotion Fund of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, and other studies, the Working Group of Radiation Protection Standardization Committee, the Japan Health Physics Society (JHPS) developed a guideline for radiation dose monitoring for the lens. Materials and Methods: The Working Group of the JHPS discussed the criteria of non-uniform exposure and the management criteria set not to exceed the dose limit for the lens. Results and Discussion: In July 2020, the JHPS guideline was published. The guideline consists of three parts: main text, explanations, and 26 examples. In the questions, the corresponding answers were prepared, and specific examples were provided to enable similar cases to be addressed. Conclusion: With the development of the guideline on radiation dose monitoring of the lens, radiation managers and workers will be able to smoothly comply with revised regulations and optimize radiation protection.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Radiation Protection and Research
Volume47
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01-03-2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Radiation
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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