EXPERIENCES IN DEVELOPING A NATIONAL DOSE REGISTER IN FINLAND AND MERGING IT WITH THE OVERALL SUPERVISORY DATA SYSTEM

In recent years, a new national Dose Register has been under development in Finland. This article presents this work, the challenges in the project, the features of the new register and experiences in using it. There were several motivations for creating a new register. The technical implementation...

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Published in:Radiation protection dosimetry 2016-09, Vol.170 (1-4), p.442-445
Main Authors: Lehtinen, M, Alén, R, Kiuru, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer Systems
Data Collection
Databases, Factual
European Union
Finland
Government Agencies
Health Physics
Humans
Nuclear Power Plants
Occupational Exposure - prevention & control
Occupational Health - legislation & jurisprudence
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Monitoring - methods
Radiation Monitoring - standards
Radiation Protection - methods
Registries
Software
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Summary:In recent years, a new national Dose Register has been under development in Finland. This article presents this work, the challenges in the project, the features of the new register and experiences in using it. There were several motivations for creating a new register. The technical implementation of the existing Dose Register needed to be reformed, and there was also a need to improve electronic communication and access to the recorded data. The development was challenging and took more time and effort than expected. Despite the challenges, the new system works quite reliably and enables the use of the registered data to more easily improve radiation safety.
ISSN:0144-8420
1742-3406
DOI:10.1093/rpd/ncw125