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For more particular evaluation of the demands of RP trainings in Lithuania it was made an comparison of lack of information about different aspects of radiation protection for workers dealing with sources of ionizing radiation (SIR) and for persons responsible for RP. The results of it are shown in table 1:

Table 1: Demands of listed aspects of RP for persons responsible for RP in proportion to workers dealing with SIR

RP aspects	persons responsible for RP, %	workers dealing with SIR , %
New legislation in RP	55	37
Compliance with requirements of radiation protection	50	37
Quality assurance system	47	34
Limitation of occupational exposure	42	33
Evaluation and analysis of indications of IR gauges	32	39
Biological effect of IR	29	39
Legislation in licensing of the practices with the SIR	26	0
Prevention and management of the radiological emergency and	26	13
Limitation of public exposure	26	26
Safe levels of impurity of surfaces, individual safety-net, equipment and premise	26	26
Practical training	26	32
Legislation in RP training	26	18
Interaction between IR and substance	26	21
Measures of IR	26	24
IR gauges	24	24
Theoretical analysis of accomplished accident	21	18
Personal dosimetry and monitoring of workplaces	21	16
Kinds of SIR and theirs characteristics	21	16
Measures and actions that should be assumed in case of radiological accident	18	16
Physical safety-net against IR	18	13
Practical skills of evaluation and analysis of indications of IR gauges	16	24

In accordance with results given above, it emerged that demands of RP for persons responsible for RP in and for workers dealing with SIR are different; consequently individual programs of RP training should be prepared for this two groups of workers

In parallel with above mentioned comparable analysis of the demands of RP trainings for workers of different briefs:

Table 2: Demands of listed aspects of RP for hospital workers in proportion to workers of the clinics of stomatology and to industrials

RP aspects	Hospital workers, %	Workers of the clinics of stomatology, %	Industrials, %
Quality assurance system	69	75	60
New legislation in RP	66	75	80
Evaluation and analysis of indications of IR gauges	59	75	40
Biological effect of IR	55	75	40
Compliance with requirements of radiation protection	52	50	80
Limitation of occupational exposure	45	75	20
Legislation in licensing of the practices with the SIR	45	25	20
Interaction between IR and substance	38	100	40
Kinds of SIR and theirs characteristics	38	50	0
Safe levels of impurity of surfaces, individual safety-net, equipment and premise	38	100	0
Limitation of public exposure	38	75	0
Theoretical analysis of accomplished accident	38	25	60
Practical tarining	34	75	40
Prevention and management of the radiological emergency	34	75	60
Legislation in RP training	34	75	20
Measures of IR	31	50	60
IR gauges	28	100	20
Practical skills of evaluation and analysis of indications of IR gauges	28	25	40
Personal dosimetry and monitoring of workplaces	28	75	0
Physical safety-net against IR	28	50	40
Measures and actions that should be assumed in case of radiological accident	21	75	40
Kinds of IR	17	50	0
Theoretical skills of using of personal safety-net against IR	17	0	40
Legislation in management of radioactive wastes	14	0	0
Requirements for transportation of SIR	14	0	20
Practicall skills of using of personal safety-net against IR	14	0	0
Transfer of information about radiological danger	10	75	60

In conformity with results of this evaluation it was also established that demands of RP training vary for workers of different specialities so it let to draw inferences that programs of radiation protection training must be prepared also personally depending on particularity of activity.
On the bases of these results, there were prepared and approved training programmes suitable for different groups of interest and fulfilling their needs