Abstract
A film badge performance test has been devised to generate data sufficiently broad in scope to serve as the basis for control limits to be applied in the periodic examination of film badge services. Irradiation procedures, dosimetry, and a measure of film badge accuracy appropriate to the practical use of film badges are discussed. Approximately 2000 film badges were irradiated with various types and energies of radiation. Exposures ranged from 2 milliroentgens to 497 roentgens. Private, industrial, and federal suppliers of film badge services (1) helped design the test procedures, (2) submitted badges for exposure, (3) reported exposure interpretations, and (4) assisted in determining provisional performance control limits.