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DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY

NUCLEAR TEST PERSONNEL REVIEW PROGRAM

RADIATION DOSE ASSESSMENT

STANDARD METHOD

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Key to SOP ID Codes 

RA (Radiation Assessment - SOP) 

ED (External Dose - Standard Methods) 

ID (Internal Dose - Standard Methods) 

UA (Uncertainty Analysis - Standard Methods)
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Revision Control

Revision Revision Description Revision 

Date

Authorization 

Official

1.0 Original 10/31/2007 Paul K. Blake

1.1 - Section 5.1.2.2: Text added in first paragraph to refer to ID01 

for the different treatment of mission and non-mission film 

badges. 

- Minor editorial changes

03/31/2008 Paul K. Blake

1.3 - Revision 1.2 not prepared

- Minor editorial changes

- Expanded discussion of film badge use in external dose 

reporting

- Removed details of discussion about film badge use for internal 

dose reporting and added to SM ID01

- Deleted sections 5.2.1 and 5.2.2 on film badge uncertainty and 

errors to be incorporated into SM UA01

- Deleted Section 6 on Data and Input as unnecessary

01/31/2010 Paul K. Blake

2.0 - Revised Section 5 introductory text to clarify the exclusion of a 

mission badge dose when it overlaps with a permanent film 

badge 

- Revised Section 5.1 to update the description of the functions 

of the Nuclear Testing Archive

- Revised Section 5.1.2 to clarify FBDOSE output values and 

interpretation of zero film badge readings, as well as treatment of 

mission badge doses

- Removed NTPR Policy and Guidance Manual from References

- Other editorial changes as needed

04/30/2021 James D. Franks
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Table of Contents

1. Purpose/Summary............................................................................................................... 4

2. Scope................................................................................................................................... 4

3. Responsibilities................................................................................................................... 4

4. Definitions........................................................................................................................... 4

5. Method Description ............................................................................................................ 5

5.1 Applicability and Utility of Film Badge Dosimetry Data....................................... 6

5.1.1 Treatment of Readings from Potentially Damaged Film Badges............... 7

5.1.2 Film Badge for Reporting External Gamma Dose.................................... 10

5.1.3 Film Badge Dose as Basis for Beta Dose to Skin and Internal Dose ....... 11

5.2 Uncertainty in Film Badge Readings.................................................................... 12

6. Referenced SOPs and Standard Methods from this Manual............................................. 12

7. References......................................................................................................................... 13

Attachment 1 . Film Evaluation Request Form ........................................................................... 14

List of Figures

Figure 1. Sample Output from FBDOSE Program...................................................................... 10
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Standard Method

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1. Purpose/Summary

Standard Method (SM) ED01, Film Badge Dose Assessment, provides general technical 

methods for the treatment of film badge dosimetry data in determining external gamma,

skin and internal doses for participants in the Nuclear Test Personnel Review (NTPR) 

Program according to the procedures specified in SOP RA01. 

2. Scope

This standard method provides technical guidance for the proper use of film badge 

dosimetry data in NTPR dose assessments. This standard method is used in conjunction 

with other standard methods for assessing whole body external gamma radiation doses, 

skin dose from sources other than dermal contamination, and internal doses accrued 

during the period(s) of film badge coverage in accordance with the requirements of

Title 32, Part 218 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and relevant Department of 

Defense guidance (DoD, 2020).

3. Responsibilities

Qualified radiation dose analysis staff members use these methods and associated tools 

for assessing the radiation doses for exposed individuals.

4. Definitions

NuTRIS Nuclear Test Research Information System is a veteran cohort 

search tool and database.

Individual Any person, (member of the armed forces or a DoD civilian 

employee) who participated in the atmospheric nuclear weapons 

testing program.

Film badge An integrating dosimeter for measuring gamma radiation exposure 

that uses ordinary photographic or x-ray film as the sensitive 

element. The film packet contained the radiation sensitive film

inside a flexible casing of light-tight plastic, which was placed 

inside a rigid plastic holder. The holder served to provide some 

physical protection, to hold a filter or filters for evaluating 

response to radiation of different energies, and to act as a means 

for attaching the badge to a monitored individual or object. In later 

operations, the film packet was dipped in ceresin wax to help 
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protect it from exposure to light, water, or other factors that could 

compromise the integrity of the film. (NRC, 1989)

Period of coverage The elapsed time from when a film badge was issued to an 

individual until it was turned in for processing.

Permanent film badge A film badge dosimeter worn by an individual to monitor that 

person’s radiation exposure over an extended period of coverage 

(typically 4 weeks or more).

Mission badge A film badge worn by an individual to monitor that person’s 

radiation exposure for a specific short-term activity with a period 

of coverage of about 1 day or less.

Cohort film badge A film badge worn by one individual among a group of individuals 

believed to have similar potential for exposure to radiation. The 

dose reported for a cohort film badge is considered to be 

representative of the dose accrued by the unbadged cohort 

members during the period of coverage.

Film badge reading The reported reading from the individual’s film badge in units of 

roentgens (R).

Film badge dose The individual’s equivalent dose in rem from external gamma 

radiation based on a film-badge reading. The whole-body dose in 

rem from exposure to external gamma rays determined from a film 

badge reading is considered to be equal to the film badge reading 

in R for a properly worn film badge, which is assumed to have 

been worn on the external clothing of an individual at chest level 

above the source plane (NRC, 1989).

Dose Film badge dose unless otherwise indicated.

5. Method Description

During the period of atmospheric nuclear weapon testing by the U.S. Military, the 

exposure of military and civilian personnel to radiation was monitored primarily with 

film badge dosimeters. The NTPR Program considers film badges the principal device for 

measurement of radiation exposure, which is the basis for a participant’s radiation dose 

assessment (DoD, 2020). Film badges were used to monitor the whole-body external 

gamma doses accrued during their recorded periods of coverage for some testing 

activities depending on the individual, group, shot, or operation. The film badges did not 

measure dose from neutrons or alpha and beta radiation. If a specific individual did not 

wear a film badge, it is often possible to estimate that individual’s dose based upon the 

readings from cohort film badges if the individual belongs to an identifiable cohort

available in the NuTRIS database. Note that for unbadged periods, dose reconstruction 

using SM ED02 is required. Film badge readings can also be used to indirectly estimate 

the dose to an individual’s skin from beta radiation from surface-deposited sources, such 
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as fallout, and doses to internal organs that resulted from intakes of radioactive materials 

during the period of coverage.

Specific details regarding film badge dosimetry practices employed for the atmospheric 

nuclear testing operations are found in the operation-specific Appendices A through C of 

this NTPR/RDA SOP manual and NRC (1989). That detailed information can be 

summarized as follows: prior to Operation CASTLE in 1954, film badges were typically 

only issued to individuals involved in activities with anticipated potential for radiation 

exposure, e.g., cloud samplers and associated ground crews, sample recovery teams, 

decontamination crews, radiation safety personnel, etc. During CASTLE, cohort badging 

was introduced as a means of monitoring the radiation exposures of all individuals, 

regardless of their anticipated potential for exposure. During Operation REDWING in 

1956, film badge dosimetry practices were further expanded. Permanent film badges, 

which were to be worn at all times, were to be issued to all individuals who entered the 

test area. For test series subsequent to Operation REDWING, most individuals were 

issued one or more film badges for the duration of their participation. 

In addition, individuals involved in activities with known potential for radiation exposure 

were issued mission badges for those activities. Mission badges were to be worn with the 

individual’s permanent film badges. Therefore, the permanent badge reading includes any 

doses reported for mission badges worn during the permanent badge period of coverage. 

As a result, any mission badge doses should not be added as separate doses when they 

overlap with the period of coverage of a permanent film badge dose. However, if the 

mission badge dose is greater than the permanent badge dose, which includes the period 

of mission badge, further guidance should be sought. 

5.1 Applicability and Utility of Film Badge Dosimetry Data

The criteria for assessing the reliability of film badge dosimetry are based on the 

following questions:

 Is the dosimeter film damaged?

 Is the reading truly representative of veteran’s exposure scenario (activities and 

period of coverage)?

Most film badge doses for atmospheric nuclear test participants are consistent with 

corresponding reconstructed doses, considering the uncertainty inherent in the respective 

values. However, some dosimeter films, which were either damaged or not used in 

conjunction with appropriate background controls, have yielded readings that are 

inconsistent with exposure in the radiation environments in which they were worn. The 

treatment of readings from damaged or improperly controlled badges is discussed in 

detail below. 

Many dosimeter films used in the atmospheric nuclear testing program are archived by 

the dosimetry custodian at the Nuclear Testing Archive (NTA), U.S. Department of 
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Energy, National Nuclear Security Agency, Nevada Site Office, Las Vegas, Nevada, and 

may be available for visual inspection by that agency. The Film Evaluation Request Form 

shown in Attachment 1 has been used in making requests typically via e-mail under 

former support agreements. 

See SOP RA01, Radiation Assessment of Cases Requiring Detailed Analysis, for the 

hierarchy of dosimetry. See SM ED02, Whole Body External Dose Assessment, for 

methods of dose reconstruction not involving film badges.

5.1.1 Treatment of Readings from Potentially Damaged Film Badges

5.1.1.1 Background Information 

To correct for the over-response of dosimeter film to low-energy gamma radiation, film 

badges utilized a filter consisting of a thin lead strip that overlaid a portion of the film 

packet. Dosimeter films that have been exposed to the full energy spectrum of gamma 

radiation emitted by mixed fission products within their range of sensitivity are 

characterized by a clearly defined “filter image,” which appears as a lighter rectangular 

area contrasted against a darker background. The degree of darkening of a film or 

particular region of a film, which is proportional to accrued radiation exposure, is 

quantified by its “optical density.” The presence of a filter image is a good indication that 

a film was exposed to radiation at levels above the minimum detectable level (MDL), 

nominally 0.040 R for most low-dose range film used in film badge dosimeters during the 

period of atmospheric testing. (NRC, 1989; Mees and James, 1966)

5.1.1.2 Method for Evaluation and Dose Determination for Potentially Damaged Film 

Badges

If an individual’s exposure scenario is well characterized, it is usually possible to identify 

film badge readings that are inconsistent with the individual’s potential for exposure and 

that, therefore, warrant further investigation. 

Suspect film badge readings usually fall into one of the following three categories, which 

are discussed below:

a. Zero film badge reading for a period of coverage when an individual had potential for 

exposure

b. Positive badge readings for a period of coverage with no known potential for 

exposure or that greatly exceed the reconstructed dose from known exposure 

pathways (typically, by a factor of about 2 or more)

c. Film badge reading that is significantly less than the reconstructed dose from known 

exposure pathways (by about a factor of 2 or more).
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Category a: If an individual has a zero film badge reading during a period of coverage 

when the individual had potential for exposure to radiation, the most likely explanation is 

that the accrued exposure was less than the MDL of the type of film utilized in the

individual’s film badge. In such cases, the actual dose reported for the individual can 

range from zero to the MDL. NTPR considers film badge readings of this type as “soft 

zeros,” and assigns values of one-half the MDL (typically 0.020 rem) in place of zero. 

(NRC, 1989)

Category b: Film badge readings that fall into Category b are most often the result of 

environmental damage from the effects of heat and humidity on badges issued for several 

weeks or more, and are generally confined to Operations REDWING (1956) and 

DOMINIC I (1962) (NRC, 1989; DNA, 1982; DTRA, 1989–2006). However, this 

situation can also arise if the individual turned in a film badge that was not processed 

until a later date and was exposed to fallout that occurred during the period of storage.

Most of the damage seen in film badges worn by REDWING participants resulted from 

the combined effects of heat and humidity that caused breaches in the casing that sealed 

the film package from the exterior environment. The most common effect was that 

moisture penetrated the film badge casing and damaged the film packet within. Waterdamaged films can usually be identified visually by an irregularly shaped, often mottled, 

unevenly darkened image. 

Many of the dosimeter films from badges worn by DOMINIC I personnel have water 

damage similar to that seen in Operation REDWING. DOMINIC I films, in addition to 

water damage, have a higher incidence of damage due to light leaks from breaches in the

plastic covering of the badge. Such light damage occurred in film badges that had long 

periods of coverage, which appears to correlate with a higher frequency of emulsion

and/or process damage. Films with long periods of coverage are also more likely to 

exhibit spurious “filter images” due to background radiation exposure (without 

appropriate controls) and/or pressure from the lead filter strip. (NRC, 1989; DTRA,

1989–2006; Perkins and Hammond, 1980)

A key point for DOMINIC I films returned after November 1, 1962 is that they were 

processed at the Nevada Test Site (NTS), often without the correct set of control films. 

Compounding the issue is that film reading was automated. Automated film reading 

without critical review allowed gradients in darkening or damaged areas to be assessed as 

legitimate density readings. The lack of appropriate background subtraction and the 

inadequate screening of results are the principal reasons why doses were assigned to 

these individuals when no exposures had occurred. Despite the potential for exposure at 

tests at the NTS during the period of testing, doses of one to several rem were not 

systematically reviewed. (NRC, 1989)

NTPR submits film evaluation requests to the dosimetry custodian for all dosimeter films 

pertaining to individuals from Operations REDWING and DOMINIC I during production 

of the Scenario of Participation and Radiation Exposure (SPARE). NTPR treats film

badge readings that fall into Category b as follows:
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 If film evaluation results are available and the film is determined to have been 

damaged, the reading is superseded by a reconstructed dose for the period of 

coverage. Note that in most such cases, the film badge readings of similarly exposed 

personnel (“cohorts”) are also damaged. Thus, cohort dosimetry does not typically 

provide reliable dose estimates and the doses must be reconstructed. 

 If film evaluation results are available and the film is determined to be undamaged, 

the reading is retained as the individual’s dose of record for the period of coverage. 

At this point, the analyst should carefully review the information provided in the 

individual’s case file and SPARE and/or arrange to contact the individual to further 

clarify their activities to account for additional exposure potential. While such 

information does not impact the individual’s external dose assessment, it may have 

profound implications for skin and/or internal dose based on the film badge reading.

 If the individual’s dosimeter film is not available for evaluation or cannot be 

reviewed, the film badge reading is retained as the dose of record for the period of 

coverage. As in the previous bulleted statement, the analyst should carefully review 

the information provided in the individual’s case file and SPARE and/or contact the 

individual to further clarify their activities to account for any additional exposure 

potential.

- If there was no source of exposure potential to the individual during the period of 

coverage, the reading is retained but no additional uncertainty increment is 

applied for an upper bound calculation (i.e., the reading is treated as an upper 

bound dose for the period of coverage) and no hypothetical source term should be 

invoked for beta dose to the skin or intakes for internal dose accrual, based on the 

reading. 

- If exposure potential existed during the period of coverage, the reading is 

retained, but no additional uncertainty increment is applied for an upper bound 

calculation. In this case it is permissible to calculate a skin dose or internal dose 

based on the reading.

Category c: Film badge readings that fall into Category c have doses that are significantly 

lower than the reconstructed dose from known exposure pathways. These readings 

usually result from a turn-in date that was actually earlier than recorded for the 

individual. The analyst should carefully review the veteran’s case file, SPARE and/or the 

dosimetry records of other individuals in his unit to ascertain the correct turn in date. 

Another source of Category c readings is the exposure of control dosimeter films that 

result in lower than expected film badge readings. If control badges were stored in areas 

that received greater fallout than the areas where veterans were operating, the individual 

film badge result could be lower than the dose actually received by the veteran. Detailed 

reviews of control badge issues for each operation and shot are in SOP Appendices A–C.
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In addition, a lower than expected dose can result from a period of absence from the test 

area during the period of coverage. If significant fallout took place during the veteran’s 

absence and the individual did not turn in his badge before departing, a lower film-badge 

dose would result. If the recorded period of coverage for the badge appears to be correct, 

the film should be evaluated; sometimes long-term exposure to heat will result in latent 

image fading. (NRC, 1989)

5.1.2 Film Badge for Reporting External Gamma Dose

The NTPR Program uses the FBDOSE software to calculate the mean (central estimate) 

and upper bound of the external doses from film badge readings (SAIC, 2006). The 

FBDOSE manual has a detailed discussion of how the program operates, how to enter 

data, and how to use the output from the program; Figure 1 shows an example of an 

FBDOSE output. 

 FILM BADGE DOSE EQUIV

FILM BADGE INTERVAL MR MRADJ LOWER MEAN UPPER UPP90 EXPL CODE

10 28 51 TO 10 28 51 380 380 221 332 498 466 

10 28 51 TO 10 28 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

10 30 51 TO 10 31 51 240 240 139 209 314 294 

11 5 51 TO 11 5 51 0 20 0 17 57 47 5

11 19 51 TO 11 19 51 100 100 52 87 145 134 

11 29 51 TO 11 29 51 140 140 77 122 192 178 

11 30 51 TO 12 2 51 320 320 186 279 419 393 

12 3 51 TO 12 3 51 190 190 109 166 252 235 

 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----

TOTALS FOR FB, FBDE: 1370 1390 903 1215 1633 ( 1557 @ 90 PCT)

EXPLANATION CODES: 1 = UNIT DOSIMETRY READS ZERO

 2 = RECONSTRUCTED ZERO DOSE

3 = NO EXPOSURE POTENTIAL

4 = HELD AS ZERO PENDING RESEARCH TO DEFINE EXPOSURE

5 = CONVERTED TO HALF OF MDL

6 = TOTAL OF MULTIPLE FILM BADGE READINGS

Figure 1. Sample Output from FBDOSE Program

The FBDOSE variable names in the output shown in Figure 1 are defined as follows:

FILM BADGE INTERVAL – Period of coverage for each badge as input by the 

user in MM DD YY format

MR – Film badge reading (mrem) for each badge and their total sum

MRADJ – Adjusted film badge reading that accounts for sub-MDL doses and 

their total sum. In the example provided in Figure 1, the first zero badge reading 

was treated as a “definite” zero and the second as a “soft” zero

LOWER – Lower limit of the 95-percent confidence interval associated with each 

individual mean dose equivalent and total dose equivalent. The LOWER value is 

the 2.5 percentile of the dose distribution
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MEAN – Central estimate of dose equivalent for each exposure and for the total 

dose equivalent (Bias considered, see Section 5.2)

UPPER – Upper limit of the 95-percent confidence interval associated with each 

individual mean dose equivalent and total dose equivalent. The UPPER value is 

the 97.5 percentile of the dose distribution

UPP90 – Upper limit of the 90-percent confidence interval, which brackets the 5th

to 95th percentile values associated with each individual mean dose equivalent and 

total dose equivalent. This value is used for reporting the 95th percentile upper 

bound dose

As shown in Figure 1, the analyst uses the total in the MR column as the veteran’s total 

reported external dose for the period(s) covered. The values in the MRADJ column of the 

FBDOSE output are used as the estimates of the external gamma doses in uncertainty 

calculations since the MRADJ total may include a non-zero value in place of a reported 

zero reading to account for sub-MDL exposures. The values in the MEAN and UPP90 

columns are the mean and 95th percentile doses, respectively, of the dose distributions 

calculated by FBDOSE. 

When using FBDOSE, the analyst will need to decide whether film badge readings of 

zero are considered “definite” zeros or not. A definite zero is typically specified for a 

period of coverage when the veteran did not have any potential for exposure while 

wearing the badge. A definite zero can also be specified for a situation where cohort or 

other relevant film badge readings are zero, or for a period of coverage for which the 

reconstructed dose is zero. If the analyst indicates that a zero reading is not a definite 

zero, FBDOSE treats the zero reading as a “soft” zero. The analyst should indicate a soft 

zero for any period of coverage with a film badge reading of zero when the veteran 

potentially received a sub-MDL exposure.

Furthermore, mission badges were to be worn with an individual’s permanent film 

badges. Therefore, the permanent badge reading includes any doses reported for mission 

badges worn during the permanent badge period of coverage. Therefore, mission badge 

doses should not be added as separate doses when they overlap with the period of 

coverage of a permanent film badge dose.

5.1.3 Film Badge Dose as Basis for Beta Dose to Skin and Internal Dose

5.1.3.1 Skin Dose 

Skin dose from external gamma radiation accrued by an individual while wearing a film 

badge is simply the whole body external gamma dose as reflected by the film badge 

reading. Given the nature of gamma interaction with human tissue, skin dose due to 

gamma radiation is directly correlated to the estimated external dose as recorded by the 

film badge. For the purposes of dose reconstruction, skin dose due to gamma radiation is 
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assumed to be the same as the whole body external dose estimate (the MR for each period 

of exposure from the FBDOSE output as discussed above), not taking into consideration 

attenuation characteristics, distance, or geometry. This assumption establishes 

conservative worst-case gamma radiation skin dose estimations. For detailed methods for 

the determination of beta dose to the skin from surface-deposited contamination based on 

a film badge reading, see SM ED03 – Skin Dose from External Sources and the 

appropriate operation and shot-specific data in SOP Appendices A–C.

5.1.3.2 Internal Dose

The NTPR program uses film badge dose to estimate (50-year) committed equivalent 

dose (CED) to organs and tissues from intakes of radioactive materials that occurred 

during the accrual of external gamma dose. By relating the time-dependent gamma 

spectrum from mixed fission products, actinides, and neutron activated soil constituents 

to the surface activity density, and applying conservative estimates of the resuspension

factor, breathing rate, activity scenario, and source term depletion, it is possible to derive 

an intake and associated CED to the organ or tissue. NTPR has developed the computer 

code FIIDOS (Fallout Inhalation and Ingestion Dose to Organs) as the principal tool for 

ascertaining internal dose from film badge dose (Raine et al., 2007). Details of the NTPR 

internal dose methodology are found in SM ID01, Doses to Organs from Intake of 

Radioactive Materials. SM ID01 also specifies how mission and non-mission badges are 

processed differently to calculate an internal organ dose. Operation- and shot-specific 

data are contained in SOP Appendices A–C.

5.2 Uncertainty in Film Badge Readings

The uncertainty associated with film badge readings is treated differently than that for 

reconstructed doses. The NTPR Program uses the computer program FBDOSE to 

evaluate the bias and uncertainty associated with film badge readings, based on National 

Research Council recommendations (NRC, 1989). FBDOSE calculates bias and 

uncertainty for six defined sources of error associated with each film badge reading and 

calculates the mean and upper and lower bound dose equivalents. Total mean dose 

equivalent and associated upper and lower bounds may also be determined for a set of 

film badge readings. (SAIC, 2006) 

See SM UA01 for detailed methods of determining the uncertainty and upper bound dose

from film badge readings.

6. Referenced SOPs and Standard Methods from this Manual

(1) SOP RA01 - Radiation Dose Assessment for Cases Requiring Detailed Analysis

(2) SM ED02 - Whole Body External Dose Assessment

(3) SM ED03 - Skin Dose from External Sources
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(4) SM ID01 - Doses to Organs from Intake of Radioactive Materials

(5) SM UA01 - Dose Uncertainty and Upper-Bound Dose Determinations

7. References

DoD (U.S. Department of Defense), 2020. “Guidance for the Determination and Reporting of 

Nuclear Radiation Dose for DoD Participants in the Atmospheric Nuclear Test Program

(1945-1962),” Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 218. Washington, DC. July 1.

DNA (Defense Nuclear Agency), 1982. Operation REDWING - 1956. DNA 6037F, Science 

Applications International Corporation, McLean, VA and Defense Nuclear Agency, 

Washington, DC. August 1.

DTRA (Defense Threat Reduction Agency), 1989–2006. “Evaluations of dosimeter films 

conducted from about 1989 to 2006 by Science Applications International Corporation

and National Securities Technologies, LLC, in support of veterans’ radiation dose 

assessments.” Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, VA.

Mees, C. E. K., and James, T. H., editors, 1966. The Theory of the Photographic Process. Third 

Edition, the Macmillan Company, New York.

NRC (National Research Council), 1989. Film Badge Dosimetry in Atmospheric Nuclear Tests.

National Academy Press, Washington, DC.

Perkins, W. W., and Hammond, R. R., 1980. “Navy Film Badge Review: DOMINIC, Navy 

Nuclear Test Personnel Review Program,” NOSC TR 583, Naval Ocean Systems Center.

May 28.

Raine, D.A. III, Egbert, S.D., Stiver, J.H., and Case, D.R., 2007. FIIDOS - A Computer Code for 

the Computation of Fallout Inhalation and Ingestion Dose to Organs, Computer User’s 

Guide (Revision 4). DTRA-TR-07-11, Science Applications International Corporation, 

McLean, VA. May.

SAIC (Science Applications International Corporation), 2006. FBDOSE User’s Guide. Science 

Applications International Corporation, McLean, VA. June 26.
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Attachment 1.

Film Evaluation Request Form

Date [Month dd, yyyy]

TO: [Addressee organization name]

[Attn: analyst name]

FROM: [Organization, analyst name]

SUBJECT: Film Evaluation

Please evaluate the dosimeter film(s) listed below for the validity of the reading as reflecting 

nuclear test exposure. Considerations include the presence and characteristics of a filter image, 

evidence of environmental or processing damage, length of issue period, and the applicability of 

control films. To expedite the evaluation, please utilize the table provided below (attach 

additional sheets if necessary).

Thank you for your cooperation!

OPERATION [NAME]

Name/Badge Type Film # Reading 

(R)

Filter image 

present? (Y/N/

Ambiguous)

Appearance of film 

(including damage)

Adverse impact(s) on 

reading (damage 

type, bad control, 

long issue)

This message may contain information protected from disclosure under various laws, such as 

Privacy Act (5 USC 552a) or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (PL 104-

191). Do not disseminate without the approval of the DTRA Nuclear Test Personnel Review 

Program Manager.