Radiation exposure limits

Radiation sources are used in many medical, industrial and military applications today. When properly understood and handled safely, radiation is a technology tool that helps make us more productive and helps protect us from other hazards. When radiation is not understood or not handled with the care and respect it deserves, it can pose a serious health hazard. That is why Berkeley Nucleonics Corporation (BNC) has developed a wide array of products designed to both monitor ambient radiation levels and manage radiation exposure limits if an incident were to take place.
BNC is a leader in providing radiation safety equipment, working to help our customers create and maintain safe work environments. We offer several products to help personnel monitor radiation levels in and around their work area. BNC’s four decades of experience designing equipment to manage radiation exposure limits can help you put effective safety equipment in the hands of your team.

Most facilities authorized to handle radioactive material follow specific handling and safety guidelines which are designed to minimize an individual’s exposure rate for radiation.

In specific cases, humans are occasionally exposed to man-made radiation, such as X-rays, radiation used to diagnose diseases or for cancer therapy, but the levels in these cases fall well below defined radiation exposure limits. The term “radiation” is very broad, and includes such things as light and radio waves. In our context it refers to “ionizing” radiation, which means that because such radiation passes through matter, it can cause that matter to become electrically charged or ionized. In living tissues, the electrical ions produced by radiation can affect normal biological processes.

Sunshine is one of the most familiar forms of radiation. It delivers light, heat and suntans. We control its effect on us with sunglasses, shade, air conditioners, hats, clothes and sunscreen. There would be no life on earth without lots of sunlight, but we now recognize that too much sun exposure on our bodies is not a good thing. In fact it may be dangerous, so we control our exposure to it. This is the same logic we follow when we control our exposure rate for radiation in occupational settings.

Our experience helps you manage radiation exposure limits!

BNC offers several configurations of portable radiation detection products, each uniquely suited to the needs of different subsets of customers. So, if you are the safety officer for a business or government agency that is concerned with managing personnel exposure rate for radiation, contact us today and let our professional sales and engineering staff help you identify the most effective equipment for your organization.