Experimental simulation of A-bomb gamma ray spectra for radiobiology studies.

abstract：:The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is currently studying mortality in a cohort of 6409 workers at a former uranium processing facility. As part of this study, over 220 000 urine samples were used to reconstruct organ doses due to internal exposure to uranium. Most of the available comput...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Anderson JL,Apostoaei AI,Thomas BA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity concentration of natural and anthropogenic radionuclides was determined in different vegetable samples, and foods derived from animal origin, from different locations in the four cities of Southern Tunisia, where large-scale phosphate industries are operating. The aim of the studies was to establish a bas...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Machraoui S,Mohan MP,Naregundi K,Labidi S

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An experimental validation of a low-cost method for extrapolation and estimation of the maximal electromagnetic-field exposure from long-term evolution (LTE) radio base station installations are presented. No knowledge on downlink band occupation or service characteristics is required for the low-cost method. The meth...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Verloock L,Joseph W,Gati A,Varsier N,Flach B,Wiart J,Martens L

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regarding in vivo L-band dosimetry with human teeth, a number of preliminary experiments were carried out that were linked to the resonators response and the relative contribution of enamel to the EPR signal intensity of irradiated whole teeth. The sensitivity of the extended loop resonator varies in the antenna plane...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Zdravkova M,Wieser A,El-Faramawy N,Gallez B,Debuyst R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to develop a method to quantitatively assess the structural shielding performance of computed tomography (CT) rooms in Switzerland. The method was based on the comparison between calculated maximum allowed ambient dose rate (DR) and measured ambient DR in adjacent spaces. If the measured DR ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Treier R,Landis R,Theiler T,Stritt N,Trueb PR,Baechler S

更新日期：2017-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to calculate total cruising route effective doses using three commonly used algorithm codes CARI-6, EPCARD and SIEVERT. Further, the impact of flight cruising duration, altitude and latitude on the estimated effective doses will also be investigated. A total of 24 commercial UAE flight data we...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Dalah EZ,Elmahdi HM,Al Humaidan KS,Semerjian L

更新日期：2019-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper compares several methods for estimation of the effective indoor dose of gamma radiation from building materials. It was found that specific dose ratios proposed for 3 cm thick layers in one recommendation gives 2.8 times lower value of gamma dose than other methods. The most common case is that granite has ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Krmar M,Milić K,Arsenić I,Hansman J

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assesses the level of natural radioactivity due to radionuclides, ²³⁸U, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K, in 50 soil samples collected from South Konkan, Maharashtra, India. The mean activity concentrations of ²³⁸U, ²³²Th and ⁴⁰K are 44.97 ± 1.22 Bq kg⁻¹, 59.70 ± 2.17 Bq kg⁻¹ and 217.51 ± 8.75 Bq kg⁻¹, respectively, measured ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Dhawal SJ,Phadatare MR,Thorat ND,Kulkarni GS,Pawar SH

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first proton linear accelerator for tumor therapy based on an actively scanned beam up to the energy of 150 MeV, is under development and construction by ENEA-Frascati, ISS and IFO, under the Italian TOP-IMPLART project. Protons up to the energy of 7 MeV are generated by a customized commercial injector operating ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： De Angelis C,Ampollini A,Basile E,Cisbani E,Della Monaca S,Ghio F,Montereali RM,Picardi L,Piccinini M,Placido C,Ronsivalle C,Soriani A,Strigari L,Trinca E,Vadrucci M

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because the doses received on-board aeroplanes are now monitored to fulfil legal requirements in some countries, including the European Community, the models to calculate doses received during solar events have left their purely academic status to become a part of operational systems as well. The present work consider...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Lantos P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational radiation exposure is a hazard that should be avoided or at least minimised. This study aimed to evaluate the radiation exposure of nuclear medicine department employees monitored during the 1991-2007 period, and to investigate the relationship between the annual effective doses of the personnel and the n...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Piwowarska-Bilska H,Birkenfeld B,Listewnik M,Zorga P

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One encouraging way, at present, to put the investigation of ionisation-yield formation in sub-cellular structures or, at least, in nanometric volumes of liquid water on an experimental basis is the use of highly sophisticated counters filled with gases at low operating pressure to simulate target volumes a few nm in ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Grosswendt B

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All over the world geothermal sources are used for different purposes. The contents of these waters are important to understand positive/negative effects on human life. In this study, natural radioactivity concentrations of geothermal waters were investigated to evaluate the effect on soils and agricultural activities...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Murat Saç M,Aydemir S,Içhedef M,Kumru MN,Bolca M,Ozen F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The manipulation of a wide variety of unsealed sources in Nuclear Medicine results in a significant risk of internal exposure of the workers. 131I should be highlighted among the most frequently used radionuclides because of its large application for diagnosis and therapy of thyroid diseases. The increasing use of rad...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Lucena EA,Rebelo AM,Araújo F,Sousa WO,Dantas AL,Dantas BM,Corbo R

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this research, the effect of magnesium (Mg), copper (Cu) and phosphorus (P) impurities on dosimetry response of LiF:Mg,Cu,P phosphors is studied experimentally and by the simulation procedure. In the experimental procedure, LiF:Mg,Cu,P phosphors in the powder form were synthesised by chemical co-precipitation metho...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Mohammadi K,Khayat O,Afarideh H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sample is provided of the radiological safety issues particular to low energy proton accelerators. 'Low' energy in this context is taken to mean proton energies of less than about 1 GeV. Many of the radiation issues are common to all particle accelerators. Here, those issues are addressed that may require perhaps no...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Moritz LE

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fast assessment of the dose received by exposed persons is crucial in radiological accidents, so the 48 h of cell culture in conventional cytogenetic dosimetry in addition to some limitations after high doses becomes a disadvantage. The premature chromosome condensation (PCC) assay permits to analyse enough cells ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Romero I,Lamadrid AI,González JE,García O,Voisin P,Roy L

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of active neutron personal dosemeters has made real time monitoring of neutron doses possible. This has obvious benefits, but is only of any real assistance if the dose assessments made are of sufficient accuracy and reliability. Preliminary assessments of the performance of active neutron dosemeters ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Tanner RJ,Bolognese-Milsztajn T,Boschung M,Coeck M,Curzio G,d'Errico F,Fiechtner A,Lillhök JE,Lacoste V,Lindborg L,Luszik-Bhadra M,Reginatto M,Schuhmacher H,Vanhavere F

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From August 2016 to June 2017, the Public Health England-Centre for Radiation Chemical and Environmental Hazards (PHE-CRCE), collaborating centre of the WHO, through its Radiation Hazards and Emergencies Department Emergency Response Group has successfully supported five WHO Joint External Evaluation (JEE) missions in...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： de Ruvo A,Cox D

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ionising radiation can induce responses within non-exposed neighbouring (bystander) cells, which potentially have important implications on the estimates of risk at environmentally relevant doses. Using human skin fibroblasts (AG1522), a range of methods were used to investigate the nature of the signal(s) arising fro...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Pyke EL,Stevens DL,Hill MA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The question arises as to whether radiation standards and guidelines set for adults are sufficiently protective of children. To answer this question, published literature values have been used to calculate radiation doses to children and adults from external and internal exposure to a suite of 30 radionuclides commonl...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Tracy BL

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of measurements, which were performed at angiography departments, are presented. The aim of this work was not only to assess patient exposure but also to perform a survey of the occupational exposures of physicians during common angiography examinations of the skull, chest, abdomen and limbs. Patient data,...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Zakova M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:STAC8 is a significant improvement upon its predecessor PHOTON and is a valuable analytical code for quick and conservative beamline shielding designs for synchrotron radiation (SR) facilities. In order to check the applicability, accuracy and limitations of STAC8, studies were conducted to compare the results of STAC...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Liu JC,Fasso A,Prinz A,Rokni S,Asano Y

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration and distribution of natural radionuclides in marble around Igbeti marble mines, Nigeria, were measured to evaluate the environmental radioactivity and health effects which the marble samples may posses. The concentration of radionuclides was determined using gamma-ray spectrometry with NaI (Tl) detec...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ademola AK,Hammed OS,Adejumobi CA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A model of radiation-induced bystander effects is presented that explicitly takes into account the transient nature of bystander signal emission post-irradiation, signal lifetime and the non-linear cellular response to the signals. Data are analysed on mutagenesis induced in human lymphoblasts in medium transfer exper...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kundrát P,Friedland W

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents a compartmental model for estimating the ingestion dose, due to 137Cs, arising from the consumption of marine fish in Hong Kong. 137Cs is one of the more important radionuclides released in routine liquid effluents discharged from the Guangdong Nuclear Power Station at Daya Bay, which began commerc...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Poon CB,Au SM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the environmental contamination and contributory external exposure after the accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP), the concentrations of artificial radionuclides in soil samples from each area were analysed by gamma spectrometry. Six artificial radionuclides ((131)I, (134)Cs, (137)Cs, (129m...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Taira Y,Hayashida N,Yamashita S,Kudo T,Matsuda N,Takahashi J,Gutevitc A,Kazlovsky A,Takamura N

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internal contamination due to high-energy photon (HEP) emitters is assessed using a scanning bed whole-body monitor housed in a steel room at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). The monitor consists of a (203 mm diameter × 102 mm thickness) NaI(Tl) detector and is calibrated using a Reference BOMAB phantom repre...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bhati S,Patni HK,Ghare VP,Singh IS,Nadar MY

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the uncertainties for nuclear track detectors used in radon measurements, a full understanding is required of the physical phenomena involved and the behaviour of the instruments utilised in the measuring process. As it concerns the LR115 nuclear track detector, an overall evaluation of uncertainty was giv...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Campi F,Caresana M,Ferrarini M,Garlati L,Palermo M,Rusconi R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been several suggestions of biomarkers that are specific to high LET radiation. Such a biomarker could significantly increase the power of epidemiological studies of individuals exposed to densely-ionising radiations such as alpha particles (e.g. radon, plutonium workers, individuals exposed to depleted ura...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Brenner DJ,Okladnikova N,Hande P,Burak L,Geard CR,Azizova T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00