Dosimetry - protection or exhibit

For radiation protection personnel has to be controlled by law with physical methods. The dose controlled personnel is often under the impression that the dosimetry is not only for protection of health but also for the exhibit of an incorrect behaviour in the radition area. It is shown that persons can be found out with the results of dosimetry who did not follow up correct behaviour without receiving a dose contrary to regulations. In contrast to this maximal permissible doses are infringed without that controlled persons has been in any restricted area. Under this circumstances licensees and persons of responsibilities are often confronted with evidences from incorrect behaviour of the personnel or of themselves in the radiation area. The results of inspections indicate that the results of the dosimetry alone is hardly a handsome exhibit for a violation of regulations. Just the incontestable clarification about the source of unallowed radiation will be sufficient to start a trial. However assumption for this is the knowledge and the practice of the inspectors to make the right conclusions. Nevertheless it is surely in the interest of the licensees and the responsibilities to interpret the results of dosimetry correctly and the control organs primarily will be their partner and not by all means cause for a trial. (Author)