Radiation Protection Glossary
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Dosimeter
A general term applied to devices designed to record Personal Exposure
, as apposed to Environmental Exposure
. The devices may be in the form of a Passive Dosimeter
or an Active Dosimeter
. Passive dosimeters will include Film Badges
and TLD
, whilst active dosimeters will include EPDs
. The dosimeter is the standard way of measuring personal exposure for the purposes of complying with statutory Dose Limits
.
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