Glossary of Terms
Issue: 1.78
10-4 A Guide to Using DCS4 Access Control Workstation
Thermo Fisher Scientific
For historical reasons this term was sometimes used instead of
Personal Identification Number
. Its origin is the identity
number of a worker’s film badge dosemeter. It may still be
convenient to use the film badge number as the
Primary ID
, but
it is not necessary to do so.
See
Dose Credit
File Transfer Protocol
Graphical User Interface
The senior category of user of the
Dose Control System
. In
addition to the data entry and reporting available to
Dosimetry
Clerks
, Health Physicists are allowed to set up and edit
technical data such as
Dose Credits
and
Task Alarms
, and to
make amendments to
Dose
records.
Hard Gamma
See
Penetrating Dose
Also known as Hp or HP(10) or Body or Deep dose
Health Physicist
Health Physics Foreman
The Gamma component of a penetrating dose measured by a
Neutron EPD
The Neutron component of a penetrating dose measured by a
Neutron EPD
See
Superficial Dose
Also known as Hs or Hp(0.07) or shallow or skin dose.
Identification
Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999
Information Services Dept
Invitation to Tender
Job Identification Number, Utilised on MoD Authorised site
Local Area Network
Liquid Crystal Display
Light-Emitting Diode. A small indicator light, usually (but not
necessarily) red.
Where an ACT is running independently: this may or may not
be because it is
Offline,
which is the term used when network
communication has been broken.
A PC running utility programs and other software to manage
the complete Dose Control System
Film Badge Number
(FBN)
Five Yearly Credit
FTP
GUI
Health Physicist
HG
Hp10
HP
HPF
HpG
HpN
Hp07
ID
IRR99
IS
ITT
JIN
LAN
LCD
LED
Local Mode
Manager Workstation
