[A survey of annual radiation dose for radiation workers from occupational and medical exposures in Kyushu].

This study was carried out to determine annual dose equivalents of exposure in workers exposed to medical radiation and occupational radiation in an enterprise associated with nuclear power plants. The results indicated that medical exposure is much higher than occupational exposure. Average annual effective dose equivalents for medical and occupational exposure were 4.0-7.5 mSv and 2.4-3.6 mSv, respectively. Individual occupational exposure limits have been well controlled and maintained at one-fifth of the dose limit for radiation workers (50 mSv/yr). On the other hand, medical exposure in the older workers of this enterprise has been increasing as a result of X-ray diagnosis with barium meal.