DAFMAN 48-125: PERSONNEL IONIZING RADIATION DOSIMETRY

DAFMAN 48-125 — index record

Number	DAFMAN 48-125
Title	PERSONNEL IONIZING RADIATION DOSIMETRY
Published	October 27, 2020
Certified current	October 27, 2020
Office of primary responsibility	AF/SG
Issued by	Headquarters, Department of the Air Force
Status on the index	Current
Last index action	Rewrite, October 28, 2020
Source index	Air Force e-Publishing
Index last read	October 20, 2026

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Purpose, in the publication’s words

The purpose of the dosimetry program is to ensure personnel who are subject to occupational exposure to ionizing radiation are monitored in accordance with DoDI 6055.08. The 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW) maintains permanently all dosimetry program monitoring results in the AF MRER.

Summary of changes, as printed

This document now reflects administrative doses will only be assigned at request of the installation. The term thermoluminescent dosimeter was replaced by dosimeter throughout the document to account for new technologies. Minor administrative changes were made as necessary throughout the document.

Chapter 1—INTRODUCTIONp. 6
Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 8
Chapter 3—PROCEDURES FOR AIR FORCE DOSIMETERSp. 14
Chapter 4—CONDUCTING AN INSTALLATION-LEVEL DOSIMETRY PROGRAMp. 16
Chapter 5—LOST, DAMAGED, OR NOT RECEIVED DOSIMETER PROCEDURESp. 22
Chapter 7—NON-ROUTINE DOSIMETRYp. 25
Chapter 8—ABNORMAL EXPOSURESp. 28
Chapter 9—POTENTIAL OVEREXPOSURESp. 31
Chapter 11—FORMS, LISTINGS, RECORDS AND REPORTSp. 34
Chapter 12—THE AF MASTER RADIATION EXPOSURE REGISTRYp. 36
Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 37

All 72 contents entries

Chapter 1—INTRODUCTIONp. 6
1.1. Overviewp. 6
1.2. Purposep. 6
1.3. Program Eligibilityp. 6
1.4. Overview of Routine Operationsp. 6
1.5. Non-routine Operationsp. 7
Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 8
2.1. The Air Force Surgeon General (AF/SG)p. 8
2.2. The Commander, Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC/CC)p. 8
2.3. The Commander, 711th Human Performance Wing (711 HPW/CC)p. 8
2.4. The Commander, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) shall:p. 8
2.5. Thep. 9
2.6. The IRSO shall:p. 10
2.7. Thep. 12
2.8. The Physiological Support Squadron for U-2 monitoring shall:p. 12
2.9. Thep. 12
2.10. The Supervisor of Individuals in the Dosimetry Program shall:p. 12
2.11. The Individual Participants in the Dosimetry Program shall:p. 12
Chapter 3—PROCEDURES FOR AIR FORCE DOSIMETERSp. 14
3.1. Air Force Dosimetersp. 14
3.2. Electronic Personal Dosimeter (EPD)p. 14
3.3. Electronic Personal Dosimeter (EPD) and Dose of Recordp. 14
Chapter 4—CONDUCTING AN INSTALLATION-LEVEL DOSIMETRY PROGRAMp. 16
4.1. Monitoring Criteriap. 16
4.2. Monitoring Periodp. 16
4.3. Determining Prior Occupational Dosep. 16
4.4. Exposures Incurred during Secondary Employmentp. 17
4.5. Personnel Monitoring for Exposure to Radiation from an External Agencyp. 18
4.7. The Radiation Dosimetry Webp. 20
Chapter 5—LOST, DAMAGED, OR NOT RECEIVED DOSIMETER PROCEDURESp. 22
5.1. On occasion, dosimeters may be lost, temporarily misplaced or damagedp. 22
5.2. Determining the Administrative Dose for Lost or Damaged Dosimetersp. 22
5.3. Dosimeters Not Received By USAFSAMp. 23
6.1. Fetal Dose Limitsp. 24
6.2. Installation Radiation Safety Officerp. 24
Chapter 7—NON-ROUTINE DOSIMETRYp. 25
7.1. Radiation Workers on Extended Temporary Duty (TDY)p. 25
7.3. Visitors (or Occasionally-Exposed Individuals)p. 26
7.4. Special Survey Dosimetersp. 27
7.5. Planned Special Exposures (per 10 CFR Part 20)p. 27
Chapter 8—ABNORMAL EXPOSURESp. 28
8.1. Abnormal Exposuresp. 28
8.2. Abnormal Exposure Suspected by Basep. 28
8.3. Abnormal Exposure Observed by USAFSAM Upon Processing a Dosimeterp. 28
8.4. Notification of Abnormal Exposuresp. 28
8.5. Exceptionp. 29
8.6. Investigationp. 29
8.7. Written Reportp. 29
8.8. Termination of Investigationp. 30
Chapter 9—POTENTIAL OVEREXPOSURESp. 31
9.1. Generalp. 31
9.2. Potential Overexposure Identified by Basep. 31
9.3. Removal from Dutiesp. 31
9.4. Potential Overexposure Identified by USAFSAMp. 31
9.5. Exceptionp. 32
9.6. Termination of Investigationp. 32
10.1. Overviewp. 33
10.2. Applicable Populationp. 33
10.3. Applicability Criteriap. 33
Chapter 11—FORMS, LISTINGS, RECORDS AND REPORTSp. 34
11.1. AF Master Radiation Exposure Registry (MRER)p. 34
11.2. RDL Listing 1523, Dosimetry Assignment Datap. 34
11.3. RDL Listing 1499-1, Occupational Dose Record for a Monitoring Periodp. 34
11.4. RDL Listing 1499-2, Summary Occupational Dose Record, Year to Datep. 34
11.5. USAFSAM Form 1527-1, Annual Occupational Dose Recordp. 34
11.6. USAFSAM Form 1527-2, Cumulative Occupational Dose Historyp. 35
11.8. NRC Form 4p. 35
Chapter 12—THE AF MASTER RADIATION EXPOSURE REGISTRYp. 36
12.1. Overviewp. 36
12.2. Forms and Reports Generated from Data in the MRERp. 36
12.3. Requests for Radiation Exposure History (USAFSAM Form 1527-2)p. 36
Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 37

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