What happens at the end of a monitoring period?

What happens at the end of a monitoring period?

• A. RDL calibrates dosimeters.
• B. New dosimeters are issued.
• C. TLD monitor swaps dosimeters & ships back to RDL.
• D. Dosimeters are discarded.

Answer: (C)

At the end of a monitoring period, the worn TLD dosimeters are swapped for fresh ones and the used dosimeters are sent back to the dosimetry lab (RDL) for readout and processing. This handoff keeps the cycle continuous: you’ve collected the dose data for the completed period, while preparing for the next period with new, calibrated dosimeters. The lab will read the exposed dosimeters to determine the dose received and may perform processing steps, but the defining end-of-period action is the swap and shipment back to the RDL. Dosimeters are not discarded; they are recycled through readout and reissued after processing.

At the end of a monitoring period, the worn TLD dosimeters are swapped for fresh ones and the used dosimeters are sent back to the dosimetry lab (RDL) for readout and processing. This handoff keeps the cycle continuous: you’ve collected the dose data for the completed period, while preparing for the next period with new, calibrated dosimeters. The lab will read the exposed dosimeters to determine the dose received and may perform processing steps, but the defining end-of-period action is the swap and shipment back to the RDL. Dosimeters are not discarded; they are recycled through readout and reissued after processing.