Highlights
- •Relationship between over apron dosimetry and eye lens doses is studied for five different medical specialties.
- •Geometric corrections factors obtained could be used to estimate eye lens dose using an over apron dosimeter.
- •More consistent results have been found for over apron dosimeter worn at chest level compared to thyroid level.
- •A standardized protocol and a dedicated calibration procedure was followed, with three different dosimeters worn by each exposed worker.
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