Long-term Consequences: Personal Safety
Recommendations about exposure are:
- At 0.1 mGy/h, personnel can enter and give life-saving or time-critical treatment
- At >0.1 mGy/h, exposure is life-threatening so personnel should not proceed
- All staff dealing with contaminated patients should wear protective clothing and carry a personal radiation meter
All staff dealing with contaminated patients should wear protective clothing and carry a personal radiation meter.