To help countries collect and analyse radiation exposure data and strengthen worker protection and safety, the IAEA has released a new state-of-the-art online National Dose Registry system.
Keeping a record of how much radiation a worker is exposed to is important for optimizing radiation protection in fields such as power generation, medicine, industry and agriculture, as well as for regulatory compliance with dose limits.
Many countries use a National Dose Registry (NDR), however, some countries, particularly in Africa and Asia and the Pacific, do not have their own central dose recording system yet.
"The new software enables the collection of personal, employment and dosimetric data for all occupationally exposed workers in a country, in support of national occupational radiation protection programmes," said Jizeng Ma, Head of the IAEA Occupational Radiation Protection Unit. "All countries that do not have a central National Dose Registry in place, or who wish to optimize their current system, may benefit from this new online system."
The software can be used by regulatory authorities and technical service providers to monitor individual exposure over a lifetime, review radiation safety practices and contribute to health research. Using a central national system keeps data on individual doses safe in the long term, and allows analysis of exposure trends at the local, national and global level.
