Recent Trend of Occupational Exposure to Ionizing Radiation in Korea, 2015–2019
- Authors
- 임영기
- Issue Date
- Dec-2021
- Publisher
- 대한방사선방어학회
- Keywords
- Occupational Exposure; UNSCEAR Survey; Average Dose; Radiation Worker
- Citation
- 방사선방어학회지, v.46, no.4, pp.213 - 217
- Journal Title
- 방사선방어학회지
- Volume
- 46
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 213
- End Page
- 217
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/83441
- DOI
- 10.14407/jrpr.2021.00311
- ISSN
- 2508-1888
- Abstract
- Background: Radiation exposure can occur as a result of occupational activities utilizing sources of radiation. The average level of occupational exposure is generally similar to the global average, but some workers receive more than this. In this study, the occupational exposure data for workers in Korea to check the recent trend of radiation exposure.
Materials and Methods: The data collection and analysis are carried out by two separate periods based on the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) survey. One is the year 2003 to 2014 for a recent survey, and the other is 2015 to 2019.
All available data were collected by annual reports from radiation dose registry organizations.
Results and Discussion: The annual dose over the record level to the total workers did not change much compared with the total increasing number of workers in this period. The dose to the nuclear fuel cycle field has a tendency to decrease. It resulted from the efforts of radiation dose reduction with high technology introduced to this area. Also, it is important result that the radiation dose to the workers in radiography is remarkably reduced.
Conclusion: The number of radiation workers and average doses were analyzed for occupational categories in Korea. It still needs cooperative efforts between the dose registry organizations for the efficient dose management of Korean radiation workers.
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