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GLOSSARY

Accreditation - the certification through the Department of Energy Laboratory Accreditation Program

(DOELAP) that a personnel dosimetry and radiobioassay programs meet the criteria in this standard for

specified measurements. The assessment for accreditation includes testing program performance and the

evaluation of associated quality assurance, records, and calibration programs. The accreditation process

includes the development of recommendations for any improvements needed to ensure continuing quality.

The objective of the DOELAP is to accredit personnel dosimetry and radiobioassay programs of

DOE/DOE contractors, regardless of whether the measurements are conducted at commercial, in-house

facilities, or at another DOE facility.

Applicant - a DOE or DOE contractor facility which has submitted an application for DOELAP

accreditation and is participating in the accreditation process (see Contractor).

Certificate of Accreditation - a certificate, along with a the conditions of accreditation, issued by the HQ

DOELAP Administrator, upon successful completion of the accreditation process. The effective date of

accreditation is specified on the certificate.

Conditions of Accreditation - a document that accompanies the Certificate of Accreditation that defines

the categories and equipment for which the DOE or DOE contractor facility is accredited. The

accreditation expiration date is specified in the conditions..

Contractor - a DOE or DOE contractor facility which has submitted an application for DOELAP

accreditation and is participating in the accreditation process (see Applicant).

Designated Representative - a person identified by the DOE or DOE contractor or applicant for

accreditation which provides a single point of contact for administering contractor participation in the

performance testing and the site assessment.

Extremity Dosimetry - the assessment of dose equivalent resulting from external radiation to the

extremities (i.e., hand, elbow, arm below the elbow, foot, knee, and leg below the knee).

Personnel dosimetry - the assessment of dose equivalent resulting from external radiation to the skin and

the whole-body (i.e., total body with the exception of hand, elbow, arm below the elbow, foot, knee, and leg

below the knee).

Radiobioassay - the measurement of the amount or concentration of radionuclide material in the body or in

biological material excreted or removed from the body and analyzed for purposes of estimating the quantity

of radioactive material in the body.

Subcontractor - a contractor operating for the DOE contractor to provide radiobioassay, irradiation

and/or dosimeter processing services.

Subfacility - a laboratory operating under the technical direction and quality system of a main facility that

is accredited.

Testing Laboratory - a laboratory independent of the DOE contractor dosimetry programs, authorized by

DOE to carry out DOELAP performance testing.