The present ICRP protection quantitites are seriously flawed. Opposing the proposition.

abstract：:The national diagnostic reference levels (NDRLs) form an efficient, concise and powerful standard for optimising radiation protection of a patient. However, in a large hospital, where many radiological departments are present, it is also possible to calculate and define lower dose values as local diagnostic reference ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Compagnone G,Pagan L,Bergamini C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate internal doses due to the inhalation of radionuclides produced by the nuclear spallation of the air nuclei in high-energy proton accelerator facilities, the physicochemical properties of radionuclides are very important. Thus, the ratio of aerosol and gases of 38Cl and 39Cl formed by irradiating argon gas-...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Yokoyama S,Sato K,Manabe K,Noguchi H,Kaneko H,Oki Y,Iida T,Tanaka S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since December 2006, approximately 3800 clinical chest tomosynthesis examinations have been performed at our department at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. A subset of the examinations has been included in studies of the detectability of pulmonary nodules, using computed tomography (CT) as the gold standard. Visibilit...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Johnsson AA,Vikgren J,Svalkvist A,Zachrisson S,Flinck A,Boijsen M,Kheddache S,Månsson LG,Båth M

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dose evaluation method for neutrons in the energy range of a few MeV to 100 MeV has been developed using a spectrum weight function (G-function), which is applied to an organic liquid scintillator of 12.7 cm in diameter and 12.7 cm in length. The G-function that converts the pulse height spectrum of the scintillator...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kim E,Endo A,Yamaguchi Y,Yoshizawa M,Nakamura T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1995, requirements on energy-efficient building construction were established in Russian Building Codes. In the course of time, utilisation of such technologies became prevailing, especially in multi-storey building construction. According to the results of radon survey in buildings constructed meeting new requi...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Vasilyev AV,Yarmoshenko IV,Zhukovsky MV

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the framework of a joint research project on natural radiation exposure and its health effects in Cameroon from 2014 to 2017, the Institute of Geological and Mining Research and the Hirosaki University worked together to carry out natural radiation survey in mining and ore bearing regions of Cameroon. Air kerma...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Tokonami S,Hosoda M,Joseph Emmanuel NNI,Akata N,Flore TSY,Modibo OB,Samuel BG,Didier TSS

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of the parallel-plate avalanche counter for slow-neutron counting is described. The choice of a suitable neutron converter is discussed on the basis of Monte Carlo simulation, and some experimental results are shown. Excellent gamma-insensitivity, high rate capability, possibility of construction in large sens...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Nakhostin M,Baba M,Itoga T,Oishi T,Unno Y,Kamada S,Okuji T

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:To assess occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields, 11 microwave (MW), 4 short-wave diathermy and 15 magneto therapy devices were analysed in eight physiotherapy departments. Measurements taken at consoles and environmental mapping showed values above European Directive 2004/40/EC and ACGIH exposure limits at a...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Maccà I,Scapellato ML,Carrieri M,Pasqua di Bisceglie A,Saia B,Bartolucci GB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An extensive studies on the indoor activity concentrations of thoron, radon and their progeny in the granite region in the state of Karnataka, India, has been carried out since, 2007 in the scope of a lung cancer epidemiological study using solid-state nuclear track detector-based double-chamber dosemeters (LR-115, ty...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Sannappa J,Ningappa C

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The model and development is described of a new generation of Monte Carlo track structure codes. The code LEPHIST simulates full slowing down of low-energy proton history tracks in the range 1 keV-1 MeV and the code LEAHIST simulates low-energy alpha particle history tracks in the range 1 keV-8 MeV in water. All prima...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Uehara S,Nikjoo H

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the effect of patient size, anatomical location and modulation strength (MS) on image-quality and delivered dose of CT scans acquired with automatic-exposure-control system (AEC). Four anthropomorphic phantoms (three paediatric and one thin adult) were studied, and normal and obese adults were simulated by pl...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Greffier J,Larbi A,Macri F,Beregi JP,Pereira F

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radon content in groundwater sources depends on the radium concentration in the rock of the aquifer. Radon was measured in water in many parts of the world, mostly for the risk assessment due to consumption of drinking water. The exposure to radon through drinking water is largely by inhalation and ingestion. Airb...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bourai AA,Gusain GS,Rautela BS,Joshi V,Prasad G,Ramola RC

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The electrochemical etching (ECE) method enlarges charged particle tracks to enhance its applications in particular in health physics and radiation dosimetry. The ECE method is usually based on using a high frequency-high voltage (HF-HV) generator with 250-µm-thick polycarbonate track detectors (PCTDs). The authors' r...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Sohrabi M,Ramezani V

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper the effect of treatment room and maze layout on the photoneutron and capture gamma dose equivalent in the maze was studied. MCNPX Monte Carlo (MC) code was used to simulate the Varian 2100 C/D Clinac 18 MV and four different room layouts. Two analytical methods, Wu-McGinley and McGinley, were used for do...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Mesbahi A,Ghiasi H,Mahdavi SR

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The USA must be prepared to provide a prompt, coordinated and integrated response for radiation dose and injury assessment for suspected radiation exposure, whether it involves isolated cases or mass casualties. Dose estimation for radiation accidents typically necessitates a multiple parameter diagnostics approach th...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Dainiak N,Albanese J,Kaushik M,Balajee AS,Romanyukha A,Sharp TJ,Blakely WF

更新日期：2019-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:One source of background signals, which are non-radiation related, is the reader system and it includes dark current, external contaminants and electronic spikes. These factors can induce signals equivalent to several hundredths of mSv. Mostly, the effects are minimised by proper design of the TLD reader, but some eff...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： German U,Weinstein M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alanine dosimetry is now well established both as a reference and routine dosemeter for industrial irradiation processing. Accurate dosimetry under the relatively harsh conditions of industrial processing requires a characterisation of the parameters that influence the dosemeter response. The temperature of the doseme...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Desrosiers MF,Lin M,Cooper SL,Cui Y,Chen K

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) 'dot' dosemeters (manufactured by Landauer®) are reported to have a high degree of environmental stability, high level of sensitivity and provide wide range of dose measuring capabilities from 0.05 mGy to 100 Gy. The optical read out method is fast and relatively simple and perm...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Timilsina B,Gesell TF

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2008, the German Childhood Cancer Registry published the results of the Kinderkrebs in der Umgebung von Kernkraftwerken (KiKK) study of childhood cancer and leukaemia around German nuclear power stations. The positive findings appeared to conflict with the results of a recent British analysis carried out by the Com...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bithell JF,Keegan TJ,Kroll ME,Murphy MF,Vincent TJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The W values of protons in liquid water were calculated for energies from 0.1 keV to 10 MeV using the continuous slowing down approximation as well as three models for the calculation of the differential ionisation cross-sections of water for protons published in recent years. The W values determined by means of the t...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Baek WY,Grosswendt B

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radon gas concentrations in eight basements, four living rooms and four caves from different locations in Kabul and Panjsher, Afghanistan, were measured by using eight active radon exposure meters recently developed by the Helmholtz Center in Munich, Germany. The two-phase measurements lasted from a week to a year. In...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Tanha MR,Vahlbruch JW,Riebe B,Irlinger J,Rühm W,Khalid FR,Storai A,Walther C

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although numerous models have been developed for occupational and medical internal dosimetry, they may not be applicable to an accident situation. Published dose coefficients relate effective dose to intake, but if acute deterministic effects are possible, effective dose is not a useful parameter. Consequently, dose r...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Toohey RE

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of non-targeted effects (NTEs) of radiation (genomic instability and bystander effects) has been generally accepted for >20 y; however, there is research, which was largely ignored going back to 1915 reporting these effects. Despite today's general acceptance of the phenomenon of NTE, there is little agr...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Mothersill C,Seymour C

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil 222Rn concentration, CO2 and CH4 flux measurements were conducted around the Jwalamukhi area of North-West Himalayas, India. During this study, around 37 soil gas points and flux measurements were taken with the aim to assure the suitability of this method in the study of fault zones. For this purpose, RAD 7 (Dur...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kumar A,Walia V,Yang TF,Fu CC,Singh S,Bajwa BS,Arora V

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study is aimed at optimising the glow curve structure of CaSO4:Dy phosphor for dosimetric purpose and also to understand the observed changes owing to thermal treatment in the thermoluminescence (TL) sensitivity and glow curve structure. The reversible changes in the intensities of the lower temperature satellite ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bakshi AK,Pradhan AS,Tyagi AK,Kher RK,Bhatt BC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Various methodologies that aim at an analytic representation of the dielectric response function (DRF) of liquid water with emphasis on the Bethe ridge region are compared. The use of optical data is a common feature to all models presented providing an empirical ground for modelling the valence energy losses where ma...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Emfietzoglou D,Nikjoo H,Pathak A

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The indoor radon concentrations and lung cancer incidence in Eleshnitza village and Blagoevgrad district of Bulgaria were examined in the study reported here. The Eleshnitza was the second largest uranium mining and milling region of the country. The geometric mean of indoor radon concentration in Eleshnitza (465 Bq/m...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Chobanova N,Ivanova K,Stojanovska Z,Atanasov T

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast and prostatic cancer as well as leukaemia in childhood have remarkably increased over some decades in the Federal Republic of Germany as well as in several other highly developed industrial nations. Such increase was much less or not observable in East Germany between 1960 and 1989 where diagnostic exposures we...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Schmitz-Feuerhake I,Pflugbeil S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Workshop on Emergency Preparedness for Vulnerable Population Groups was held on 2 and 3 March 2009 in Ottawa, ON, Canada. The purpose of the workshop was to enhance communications within the emergency community response network and to identify the needs and gaps of emergency preparedness against chemical, biologic...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Chen J,Wilkinson D,Richardson RB,Waruszynski B

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00