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GuidelineRadiation and environmental biophysics2026

The revised German guideline on the monitoring for intakes of radionuclides.

Oliver Meisenberg, Simone Löscher, Thomas van Appeldorn, Bastian Breustedt, Martina Froning, Daniel Gehre, Augusto Giussani, Heribert Hänscheid, Ulrich Kratzel, Rolf Michel and 3 more

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Guideline in Radiation and environmental biophysics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Authors and funding

13 authors.

Oliver MeisenbergFederal Office for Radiation Protection, Medical and Occupational Radiation Protection, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764, Oberschleißheim, Germany. omeisenberg@bfs.de.ORCID 0000-0002-1577-0898
Simone LöscherFederal Office for Radiation Protection, Medical and Occupational Radiation Protection, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764, Oberschleißheim, Germany.
Thomas van AppeldornGerman-Swiss Association for Radiation Protection, Jülich, Germany.
Bastian BreustedtGerman-Swiss Association for Radiation Protection, Jülich, Germany.
Martina FroningGerman-Swiss Association for Radiation Protection, Jülich, Germany.
Daniel GehreTechnische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
Augusto GiussaniFederal Office for Radiation Protection, Medical and Occupational Radiation Protection, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764, Oberschleißheim, Germany.ORCID 0009-0008-0883-8971
Heribert HänscheidGerman Standardisation Committee on Radiology, Working Group NA 080-00-03 AA Nuclear Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
Ulrich KratzelBavarian Environment Agency, Kulmbach, Germany.
Rolf MichelGerman-Swiss Association for Radiation Protection, Jülich, Germany.
Clemens SchollGerman-Swiss Association for Radiation Protection, Jülich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0245-3671
Carsten WankeGerman Standardisation Committee on Radiology, Working Group NA 080-00-03 AA Nuclear Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
Astrid ImigFederal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Bonn, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 2025, the guideline for the realisation of monitoring of occupational intakes of radionuclides (internal monitoring) in Germany was revised. For this purpose, an expert workgroup was mandated to consider the amended German radiation protection legislation, amended international standards and recommendations as well as other recent developments in the subject area. The methodology of the revised guideline for the calculation of the likely committed effective dose based on the handled activity and incorporation factors adapts international recommendations and standards. However, the definitions and values of the subfactors from which the incorporation factors are calculated deviate from international recommendations, for example the physical form safety factor considers the volume or mass of the handled radioactive material. For applications in nuclear medicine, specific incorporation factors based on recent literature are tabulated. Regarding the monitoring of persons of childbearing potential, an assessment of the equivalent dose for the uterus and if required a monthly monitoring are prescribed. Quality assurance of approved monitoring services is based optionally on accreditation or on audits by public authorities. For workplace monitoring, technical requirements, in particular quality-assurance procedures, are also specified. Regarding the dose assessment, a reference method and several individual methods are described, with the investigation threshold for changing to individual methods corresponding to an effective dose of 6 mSv during the calendar year. For the reference method, standard assumptions (inhalation, AMAD 5 μm for workplaces, 1 μm for emergency workers with environmental exposure) are applied.

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Occupational ExposureRadiation MonitoringRadioisotopesGermanyGuidelines as TopicHumansRadiation DosageRadiation ProtectionRadioisotopesBioassayDosimetryIncorporationInternal monitoringLegislation

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