Further progress in the characterisation of complex radiation fields.

abstract：:Dose estimation in interventional neuroradiology can be useful to limit skin radiation injuries. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of entrance skin dose (ESD) maps in planning exposure condition optimisation. Thirteen cerebral angiography and five embolisation procedures were monitored, measuring ESD,...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Rampado O,Ropolo R

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monte Carlo simulations were used to assess secondary neutron doses received by patients treated with proton therapy for ocular melanoma and craniopharyngioma. MCNPX calculations of out-of-field doses were done for ∼20 different organs considering realistic treatment plans and using computational phantoms representati...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Farah J,Sayah R,Martinetti F,Donadille L,Lacoste V,Hérault J,Delacroix S,Nauraye C,Vabre I,Lee C,Bolch WE,Clairand I

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of high-energy linear electron accelerators (LINACs) for medical cancer treatments is widespread on an international scale. The associated bremsstrahlung X rays may produce neutrons as a result of subsequent photonuclear reactions with the different materials constituting the accelerator head. The generated ne...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Fernández F,Domingo C,Amgarou K,Castelo J,Bouassoule T,Garcia MJ,Luguera E

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urine monitoring is the preferred method to determine exposure to soluble compounds of uranium in workplaces. The interpretation of uranium contents in workers bioassay samples requires knowledge on uranium excretion and its dependence on intake by diet. Exceptionally high concentrations of natural uranium in private ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Muikku M,Heikkinen T,Puhakainen M,Rahola T,Salonen L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this discussion is to explore how theories from other disciplines can contribute to the debate on organisation and delivery of diagnostic and therapeutic exposures. The first part explores how theories of justice suggest that health services should be provided; the second part explores how stakeholder...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Durand-Zaleski I

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indoor radon concentrations generally vary with season. Radon gas enters buildings from beneath due to a small air pressure difference between the inside of a house and outdoors. This underpressure which draws soil gas including radon into the house depends on the difference between the indoor and outdoor temperatures...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Daraktchieva Z

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper deals with the physical skull phantoms Bundesinstitut fuer Strahlenschutz and BPAM-001, which are used in order to calibrate in vivo detection systems for estimation of (241)Am activity in the skeleton. Their voxel models were made and used in the Monte Carlo simulations. The results of the simulation were c...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Vrba T

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of exposure to extremely low-frequency (ELF) magnetic fields using broadband measurement techniques gives satisfactory results when the field has essentially a single frequency. Nevertheless, magnetic fields are in most cases distorted by harmonic components. This work analyses the harmonic components o...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Paniagua JM,Rufo M,Jiménez A,Pachón FT,Carrero J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of phosphate fertilizers on agricultural farms enhances gamma-ray activity concentration in the farms and therefore absorbed dose rates to the public. The most common natural radionuclides in fertilizer and soil are (40)K, (226)Ra and (232)Th. Agricultural farms at four locations in two districts in Pakistan c...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Nasim-Akhtar,Tufail M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An attempt towards an experimental set up which could provide the experimental data on correlation processes occurred simultaneously in two distanced DNA targets within a charged particle track is presented. A modified Jet Counter nanodosemeter was used in two experiments with carbon ions with mean energies of 52 and ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Pietrzak M,Pszona S,Bantsar A

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The energy responses for the KLT-300(LiF:Mg,Cu,Na,Si, Korea), GR-200(LiF:Mg,Cu,P, China) and MCP-N(LiF:Mg,Cu,P, Poland) thermoluminescence(TL) pellets were studied for a photon radiation with energies from 1.25 MeV(60Co) to 21 MV (Microtron) to verify the usefulness of the calibration for the radiotherapy beams. The I...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kim JL,Lee JI,Ji YH,Kim BH,Kim JS,Chang SY

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:In radiotherapy, radiochromic films can be used for verification of delivery of dose distributions calculated by treatment planning systems. The main objective of this work was to compare three different techniques for evaluation of dose distributions for prostate cancer treatment plans using radiochromic EBT3 films. ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Dufek V,Horakova I,Koniarova I

更新日期：2019-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:A newly developed thermoluminescence dosemeter system is presented that is suitable for application in fields where personal monitoring of a large number of users is required. The system presented here is intended to be used as the upcoming main dosemeter for whole body dosimetry at the dosimetry service of the MPA NR...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Walbersloh J,Busch F

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The indoor workplace environment was evaluated for exposure to radon and its decay products at two Universities in two metropolises of Japan. The mean radon concentrations in Nagoya University (NU) and Hokkaido University (HU) were 16.7 Bq m(-3) and 18.0 Bq m(-3), respectively. Activity median aerodynamic diameter (AM...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Rahman NM,Iida T,Yamazawa H,Yokoyama S,Moriizumi J,Saito F,Ito T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioiodine therapy is often the method of choice for treatment of hyperthyroidism because it is considered safe, is relatively inexpensive, and is convenient for the patient and except for occasional hypothyroidism, almost without side effects. Even though radioiodine treatment has been performed for over 50 years, t...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Jönsson H,Mattsson S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In IR procedures, in order to evaluate the effective dose, the importance of the double dosemeter has been recognised, one worn above and one under the apron. Over the last few decades several algorithms have been developed to combine the readings of the dosemeters, however currently there is no international consensu...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Negri P,Campi F,De Crescenzo S,Garlati L,Tambussi O

更新日期：2019-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Costs related to the decommissioning of nuclear power plants create a significant financial burden for nuclear power plant operators. This article discusses the various methodologies employed by selected European countries for financing of the liabilities related to the nuclear power plant decommissioning. The article...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bemš J,Knápek J,Králík T,Hejhal M,Kubančák J,Vašíček J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated levels of natural background radiation due to scattered patches of monazite sand around the beaches of Mangalore, India, have been reported earlier. A comparative study of gamma dose rates was performed in both normal background and high natural background radiation areas around Mangalore using different type...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Al-Azmi D,Kumara S,Mohan MP,Karunakara N

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Christian ethical tradition introduces a number of key values into the clinical context. Moreover, although some denominational differences exist, these are essentially differences of emphasis rather than of substance. Among the central values which the Christian tradition promotes are: the dignity of the person, ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Hogan L

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Institute of Standards and Technology developed a new set of test sources for testing of portal monitors against the ANSI standard N42.35-2004. The design and source specifications are provided in this work. ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Lucas L,Pibida L,Unterweger M,Karam L

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, teletherapy machines of cobalt and caesium are being replaced by linear accelerators. The maximum photon energy in these machines can vary from 4 to 25 MeV, and one of the great advantages of these equipments is that they do not have a radioactive source incorporated. High-energy (E > 10 MV) medical linear ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Falcão RC,Facure A,Silva AX

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A theoretical study was carried out to re-evaluate the integrity of the biological shielding of (137)Cs brachytherapy unit at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana, and the results were verified by measurement of the dose rates at selected locations. The primary objective was to determine the current state of protecti...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Arwui CC,Schandorf C,Nani K,Darko EO,Deatanyah P

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Observer performance studies are time-consuming tasks, both for the participating observers and for the scientists collecting and analysing the data. A possible way to optimise such studies is to perform them in a completely digital environment. A software tool-ViewDEX (Viewer for Digital Evaluation of X-ray images)-h...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Börjesson S,Håkansson M,Båth M,Kheddache S,Svensson S,Tingberg A,Grahn A,Ruschin M,Hemdal B,Mattsson S,Månsson LG

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Absorbed fraction (AF) and specific absorbed fraction (SAF) are crucial values for the calculation of radionuclide S-values and consequently for internal dose estimates. The formalism of the Medical Internal Radiation Dose (MIRD) committee of the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) has been utilised as a standard in the...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Lee C,Park S,Lee JK

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HTR method, developed for determination of absorbed dose and average LET of mixed radiation fields in space, was applied during several space missions on space station MIR, space shuttles and satellites. The method utilises the changes of peak height ratios in the glow curves in dependence on the linear energy tra...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Vana N,Schoner W,Noll M,Fugger M,Akatov Y,Shurshakov V

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simultaneous indoor radon, radon-thoron progeny and high-resolution in situ gamma spectrometry measurements, with portable high-purity Ge detector were performed in 26 dwellings of Thessaloniki, the second largest town of Greece, during March 2003-January 2005. The radon gas was measured with an AlphaGUARD ionisation ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Clouvas A,Xanthos S,Antonopoulos-Domis M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emerging 5 G wireless devices working at frequencies above 6 GHz are expected to have antenna arrays formed by dipoles, slots, patches or their combination. At lower frequencies, the accepted criteria for exposure compliance is stated in terms of specific absorption rate. IEEE and ICNIRP are adopting epithelial or...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Carrasco E,Colombi D,Foster KR,Ziskin M,Balzano Q

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to estimate typical radio frequency exposures from indoor used wireless communication technologies applied in homes and offices, WLAN, Bluetooth and Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications systems, as well as baby surveillance devices and wireless headphones for indoor usage, have been investigated by me...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Schmid G,Lager D,Preiner P,Uberbacher R,Cecil S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to radon and radon decay products in some residential areas and at workplaces constitutes one of the greatest risks from natural sources of ionising radiation. Recently, increasing attention has been paid to the precise estimations of this health risk by numerous models. The compartmental model published in I...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Böhm R,Nikodémová D,Holý K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00