Everyday plant phrasing for receiving dose, which treats it as something accumulated and accountable rather than suffered. Workers report how much they picked up on an entry, supervisors ask where the crew picked up their dose, and post-job reviews compare dose picked up with the estimate. The phrase reflects the culture of dose as a budget managed under ALARA.
We picked up most of our dose standing around waiting for the scaffold, next time stage outside.
Also heard as
- take dose
Related terms
Collective dose
The sum of individual doses received by a group of people, in person-sievert or person-rem.
ALARA
As low as reasonably achievable: the principle of keeping doses as low as practical, not just below limits.
Burned out
Having used up one's allowed dose for the period, so a worker cannot do more radiological work.
EPD
Electronic personal dosimeter: a worn device that shows dose and dose rate live and alarms at set points.