Ten years of monitoring the occupational radiation exposure in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

abstract：:To find appropriate substitutions for the expensive plastics of A-150 and rexolite used in the construction of thick gas electron multiplier (THGEM)-based tissue-equivalent proportional counters, in the present work, the responses of a THGEM-based microdosimetric detector made of A-150 and rexolite and three others co...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Moslehi A,Raisali G,Lamehi M

更新日期：2017-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident has resulted in the deposition of radioactive contamination of soils mainly by (134)Cs and (137)Cs. The contaminated areas are of a great concern since external radiation may lead to significant long-term doses to humans and animals. External dose rate above g...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Mishra S,Sahoo SK,Arae H,Sorimachi A,Hosoda M,Tokonami S,Ishikawa T

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digital breast tomosynthesis is a new three-dimensional (3D) breast-imaging modality that produces images of cross-sectional planes parallel to the detector plane from a limited number of X-ray projections over a limited angular range. Several technical and clinical parameters have not yet been completely optimised. S...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Shaheen E,Zanca F,Sisini F,Zhang G,Jacobs J,Bosmans H

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to recommend positioning to reduce the effective and breast-absorbed-doses in paediatric scoliosis radiography. Effective and breast-absorbed-doses were evaluated using Monte Carlo simulations. Head directed towards the anode (HTA) positioning rather than head directed towards the cathod...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ben-Shlomo A,Bartal G,Shabat S,Mosseri M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, microdosimetric energy distributions of secondary charged particles from the (10)B(n,α)(7)Li reaction in boron-neutron capture therapy (BNCT) field were calculated using the Particle and Heavy Ion Transport code System (PHITS). The PHITS simulation was performed to reproduce the geometrical set-up of an...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Baba H,Onizuka Y,Nakao M,Fukahori M,Sato T,Sakurai Y,Tanaka H,Endo S

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of high neutron and gamma-ray intensities generated during bombardment of a thallium-203 target, a thallium target-room shield and different ways of improving it have been investigated. Leakage of neutron and gamma ray dose rates at various points behind the shield are calculated by simulating the transport of...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Hajiloo N,Raisali G,Aslani G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural radiation is the largest contributor to the collective radiation dose of the world population. It is widely distributed in different geological formations such as soil, rocks, air and groundwater. In the present investigation, (226)Ra, (232)Th and (40)K were measured in soil samples of the Ukhimath region of G...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Rautela BS,Yadav M,Bourai AA,Joshi V,Gusain GS,Ramola RC

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ionising radiation exposure of cells might induce the perturbation of cell functions and, in particular, the activation or inhibition of several important pathways. This perturbation can cause the deregulation of both intra- and extra-cellular signalling cascades (such as the inflammatory pathway) and alter not only t...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Babini G,Ugolini M,Morini J,Baiocco G,Mariotti L,de Fatis PT,Liotta M,Ottolenghi A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper proposes a method for evaluating the standard uncertainty in the measurements with passive personal dosemeters using a numerical method (Monte Carlo). The paper builds on a previous paper where a two-stage measurement model for passive dosemeters was proposed. This model follows the course of events during ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： van Dijk JW

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simulated-data internal dosimetry cases for use in intercomparison exercises or as a software verification and validation tool have been published on the internet (www.lanl.gov/bayesian/software Bayesian software package II). A user may validate their internal dosimetry code or method using this simulated bioassay dat...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Miller G,Bertelli L,Little T,Guilmette RA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:223Ra is a radiopharmaceutical used as unsealed source in nuclear medicine. In the case of staff inhalation contamination of 223Ra, methods to estimate the committed effective dose should be chosen with care. Three methods are available: whole-body measurement and gamma spectrometry for urine or faeces samples. Consid...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Saurat D,Aupée O,Gontier E,Métivier D,Cazoulat A,Lecompte Y

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human behaviour is primarily driven by perceptions and this is particularly important in the aftermath of a nuclear accident. One of the main lessons we can draw from the Chernobyl and Fukushima accidents is that once the acute phase of the accident is over, it is important to engage in dialogue with the affected popu...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Vanmarcke H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The group of radiation victims who had received radiation injures similar to those of Chernobyl accident victims was evaluated in terms of retrospective cytogenetic biodosimetry in the long term period of from 17 y up to 50 y after irradiation. Based on the existing results of the long-term cytogenetic examination of ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Nugis VY,Kozlova MG,Nadejina NM,Galstyan IA,Nikitina VA,Khvostunov IK,Golub EV

更新日期：2019-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of double strand breaks (DSBs) and double-stranded DNA fragments after irradiation with high energy nitrogen ions was simulated with stochastic track generation and a high-order chromatin structure (HOCS) model representing a segment of interphase chromosome. The non-random distribution of DNA fragments is ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Khvostunov IK,Andreev SG,Eidelman Y

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Monte Carlo based computational procedure for determining organ doses and effective doses has been described for two procedures used in newly developed image-guided radiation treatment: kilovoltage cone-beam computed tomography (kV CBCT) and mega-voltage computed tomography (MV CBCT). A whole-body patient computatio...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Gu J,Bednarz B,Xu XG,Jiang SB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, the result of systematic measurement of the soil gas radon concentrations is discussed and the background values are defined along and around the Main Central Thrust (MCT) in Ukhimath region of Garhwal Himalaya, India. The Ukhimath region is being subjected to intense neotectonic activities like earthqu...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Aswal S,Kandari T,Sahoo BK,Bourai AA,Ramola RC

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural radionuclide contents of 226Ra, 228Ra and (40)K were studied for inter-tidal sediments collected from selected locations off the745 km long Balochistan Coast using HPGe detector based gamma-spectrometry system. The sampling zone extends from the beaches of Sonmiani (near Karachi metropolis) through Jiwani (clo...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Akram M,Qureshi RM,Ahmad N,Solaija TJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been few studies on the secondary cancer after radiation treatment in Chinese hospitals. This study has measured out-of-field absorbed organ doses from intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) radiotherapy for esophageal cancer in a Chinese hospital and evaluated the risks of secondary cancer. The dose ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Qi Y,He L,Wang Z,Liu Y,Liu H,Huo W,Xu XG,Chen Z

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to propose first established diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) in computed tomography (CT) for adults, based on volume-averaged CTDI and dose length product (DLP) metrics in Yazd Province. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Six multislice CT scanners located at diverse areas of Yazd Province an...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Zamani H,Masjedi H,Omidi R,Hosein Zare M

更新日期：2020-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of experimental studies performed in a radiotherapy (12)C ion beam with a nominal energy of 500 MeV/amu and in (16)O and (56)Fe ion beams with a nominal energy of 1 GeV/amu have been described. Linear energy transfer (LET) spectra have been established by means of an LET spectrometer based on a chemically ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Jadrnícková I,Spurny F,Molokanov AG

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal deformities affect young individuals predominantly girls who are usually subjected to regular and intensive radiological investigation especially before and after corrective surgery. Optimisation of spine computed tomography (CT) and the implementation of the low-dose CT in the work-up of spinal deformities wer...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Abul-Kasim K

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：:Exposure of children to ionising radiation is considered to carry higher risk than that of adults; therefore a need to suggest diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for the common paediatric diagnostic X-ray procedures was recognised for the X-ray machines meeting the requirements of the recently implemented Safety Code ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Sonawane AU,Sunil Kumar JV,Singh M,Pradhan AS

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In March 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident occurred and a large amount of radionuclides was released. To study its effect, we estimated the internal exposure due to intake of tap water in the early phase after the accident. As the number of measured values of tap water following the accident was...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kawai M,Yoshizawa N,Suzuki G

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that there are great variations in radon concentrations in the soil gas on building sites. The concentration may sometimes vary by more than two orders of magnitude. The tectonic structure of the bedrock is one of the factors that influence the intensity of the radon outflow. The simple ARES geophysic...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Thinova L,Fronka A,Rovenska K

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Across the globe nuclear utilities are in the process of designing and analysing Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations (ISFSI) for the purpose of above ground spent-fuel storage primarily to mitigate the filling of spent-fuel pools. Using a conjoining of discrete ordinates transport theory (DORT) and Monte Carl...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Hagler RJ,Fero AH

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assesses the level of background radiation for Kayseri province of Turkey. Natural radionuclide activity concentrations in soil samples were determined using high-resolution gamma spectroscopy. Outdoor gamma dose measurements in air at 1 m above ground level were determined using a portable gamma scintillat...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Otansev P,Karahan G,Kam E,Barut I,Taskin H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the frequency of examination, image quality (IQ) and establishment of local diagnostic reference levels (LDRLs) in paediatric radiographic examinations. The X-ray device performance, film reject rate and IQ grading were assessed at Radiology Department of a referral and teaching children's hospital in Kenya....

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Wambani JS,Korir GK,Korir IK,Kilaha S

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radon exposure in schools is different from that in dwellings because the residence pattern is very different each other. So, when effective dose is calculated in schools, different approach should be considered from in dwellings. The aim of this study was to estimate actual effective dose due to inhaled radon conside...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Lee ER,Chang BU,Kim YJ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the objectives and reviews the progress of EULEP Working Party 5, convened under the auspices of the European Union's Fifth Framework Programme, to 'cluster' two EU-supported contracts, Biokinetics and Dosimetry of Internal Contamination (BIODOS (EU Contract FIS5-1999-00214)) and Radionuclide Biok...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Taylor DM,Stradling GN,Ménétrier F

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00