CIEMAT EXTERNAL DOSIMETRY SERVICE: ISO/IEC 17025 ACCREDITATION AND 3 Y OF OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE AS AN ACCREDITED LABORATORY

Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2016 Sep;170(1-4):70-3. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncv472. Epub 2015 Nov 12.

Abstract

In 2008, the CIEMAT Radiation Dosimetry Service decided to implement a quality management system, in accordance with established requirements, in order to achieve ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation. Although the Service comprises the approved individual monitoring services of both external and internal radiation, this paper is specific to the actions taken by the External Dosimetry Service, including personal and environmental dosimetry laboratories, to gain accreditation and the reflections of 3 y of operational experience as an accredited laboratory.

MeSH terms

  • Accreditation*
  • Calibration
  • Europe
  • Humans
  • International Agencies
  • Laboratories / organization & administration
  • Laboratories / standards*
  • Occupational Exposure / prevention & control
  • Occupational Exposure / standards
  • Quality Control
  • Radiation Dosimeters
  • Radiation Protection / methods
  • Radiation Protection / standards
  • Radiometry / instrumentation*
  • Radiometry / standards
  • Spain
  • Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / instrumentation
  • Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / standards