Comparison of various anthropomorphic phantom types for in vivo measurements by means of Monte Carlo simulations.

abstract：:Particle accelerators and their surroundings are locations of residual radioactivity production that is induced by the interaction of high-energy particles with matter. This paper gives an overview of the principles of activation caused at proton accelerators, which are the main machines operated at Conseil Européen p...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Vincke H,Theis C,Roesler S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A thermoluminescence (TL) study relevant to radiation dosimetry has been carried out for X-ray irradiated biotite mineral under un-annealed and different annealed (473, 573, 673 and 773 K) conditions. Some significant variations in dosimetric characteristics have been observed with annealing treatment. Due to generati...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kalita JM,Wary G

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the purpose of radiation protection, the reference neutron field for calibration of neutron monitors was constructed using radioactive neutron sources-bare-(252)Cf, D(2)O-moderated (252)Cf and (241)Am-Be(alpha,n)-at Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS). The well-specified neutron source with i...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Park H,Kim J,Choi KO

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In response to questions raised after the Gulf War about the health significance of exposure to depleted uranium (DU), the US Department of Defense initiated a study designed to provide an improved scientific basis for assessment of possible health effects on soldiers in vehicles struck by these munitions. As part of ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Parkhurst MA

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescent nuclear track detectors (FNTDs) as criticality dosimeters for both neutrons and gamma are further characterized in terms of angular dependence and quick dose assessment. The power spectrum integral depth profiles obtained from stacks of fluorescent images acquired within FNTDs exposed to a broad spectrum n...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Harrison J,Moreno B,Van Hoey O,Mihailescu LC,Vanhavere F,Million M,Fomenko V,Akselrod M

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation accidents are fortunately infrequent occurrences, but since their consequences can be very serious as in the Chernobyl and the Fukushima nuclear accidents, medical management of radiation accidents is of great importance. Besides several other tasks, medical management of radiation accidents is one of the ke...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Dörr H,Meineke V

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current revision of the Swiss Radiological Protection Ordinance aims to bring Swiss legislation in line with new international standards. In future, the control of radon exposure in dwellings will be based on a reference level of 300 Bq m(-3). Since this value is exceeded in >10 % of the buildings so far investiga...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Palacios Gruson M,Barazza F,Murith C,Ryf S

更新日期：2015-04-01 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：: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：:In the event of a criticality accident, not only the maximal doses received by the victims must be determined but it is also crucial to evaluate the doses to the different organs. With a neutron component, morphology is a key parameter in the organ dose calculation. As the simulation tools can be time consuming to pro...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Chevallier MA,Pontier JB,Morin H,Duluc M,Evo S,Letang E,Trompier F

更新日期：2020-11-06 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：: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：:Improved radiation protection of humans requires a better understanding of the mechanisms of radiation action and accurate estimates of radiation risk for both internal and external radiations. The Japanese atomic bomb survivors represent one of the most important sources of human data on the late carcinogenic effects...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Pattison JE,Hugtenburg RP,Charles MW,Beddoe AH

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between the mean glandular dose (MGD) and the compressed breast thickness (CBT) is commonly used for the presentation of mammographic dose survey results and could also be useful for the assessment of individual breast doses retrospectively in case of lack of necessary dosimetric instrumentation. The ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bor D,Tukel S,Olgar T,Toklu T,Aydin E,Akyol O

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:The accreditation of the Competent Incorporation Measuring Body at Jülich includes incorporation monitoring by means of direct measurements of the body activity as well as by means of indirect determination of the body activity by radiochemical analysis of excreta samples. In both testing areas, it proved to be very u...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Hill P,Froning M,Schläger M,Zoriy MV,Lennartz R

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents the results of 222Rn in 24 sources of mineral water, 54 samples from different captured natural springs and drillings. 222Rn determination was performed by direct measurement using Alpha Guard with Aqua Kit. The results for the TDS, anions (F-, Cl-, SO42-), cations (Na+, Ca2+, Mg2+), pH and tempera...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kamenova-Totzeva RM,Totzev AV,Kotova RM,Ivanova-Teneva GR

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main objective of WP1 of the ORAMED (Optimization of RAdiation protection for MEDical staff) project is to obtain a set of standardised data on extremity and eye lens doses for staff in interventional radiology (IR) and cardiology (IC) and to optimise staff protection. A coordinated measurement program in differen...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Domienik J,Brodecki M,Carinou E,Donadille L,Jankowski J,Koukorava C,Krim S,Nikodemova D,Ruiz-Lopez N,Sans-Mercé M,Struelens L,Vanhavere F

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The NPL simulated reactor neutron field facility provides neutron spectra similar to those found in the environs of UK gas-cooled reactors. Neutrons are generated by irradiating a thick lithium-alloy target with monoenergetic protons between 2.5 and 3.5 MeV (depending on the desired spectrum), and then moderated by a ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Taylor GC,Thomas DJ,Bennett A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite wide use of nuclear energy and radiation sources in industry and medicine, there is no centralised dose accounting system in Ukraine; existing dosimetry services operate obsolete manual thermoluminescence dosemeter (TLD) readers and do not meet modern proficiency standards. Currently, dosimetric monitoring is ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Chumak V,Boguslavskaya A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The novel DIS-1 dosemeter developed by RADOS is based on ionisation chambers with so-called Direct Ion Storage (DIS). The dosemeter can measure Hp(10) and Hp(0.07) of photon and Hp(0.07) of beta irradiation. The characteristics of the commercially available DIS-1 dosemeter were studied at the Paul Scherrer Institute, ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Boschung M,Fiechtner A,Wernli C

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Techa river region was highly contaminated due to radioactive releases from a nuclear production facility in the period from 1949 to 1956. The inhabitants of the upper Techa river settlements received significant doses of external radiation. The majority of the houses in the upper Techa river villages were demolis...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bougrov NG,Baturin VA,Goeksu HY,Degteva MO,Jacob P

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classical aerosol physics predicts that it is impossible to observe noticeable values of the unattached fraction of decay products of thoron at typical concentrations of aerosol particles. The experimental data have shown that the unattached fraction of the thoron decay products in a monazite storage facility is in th...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Zhukovsky M,Vasyanovich M,Onishchenko A

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Anthropomorphic phantoms are used in nuclear medicine for imaging quality control, calibration of gamma spectrometry system for the study of internal contamination with radionuclides and for internal dosimetric studies. These are constructed of materials that have radiation attenuation coefficients similar to those of...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Hermosilla A,Díaz Londoño G,García M,Ruíz F,Andrade P,Pérez A

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to understand the potential health effect of radiation from Fukushima nuclear disaster, a group of people living in Japan during and after the accident were investigated 1 y after the accident. The venous blood samples were extracted in tune from 156 tested persons living in Tokyo and Niigata with average age...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Chen Y,Zhou PK,Zhang XQ,Wang ZD,Wang Y,Darroudi F

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activities were introduced in Kashiwa city in the Tokyo metropolitan area to correspond to the elevated environmental radiation level after the disaster of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. These were based on a strong cooperation between local governments and experts. Ambient dose rate and radioactivity of f...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Iimoto T,Nunokawa J,Fujii H,Takashima R,Hashimoto M,Fukuhara T,Yajima T,Matsuzawa H,Kurosawa K,Yanagawa Y,Someya S

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The main purpose of this study was to determine the diagnostic reference level (DRL) for routine digital radiography examinations in Mazandaran province. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirteen digital radiographic examinations at 18 high-patient-load radiography centres were investigated. The indirect dosimetry m...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Hoseini Motlagh Z,Shabestani Monfared A,Deevband MR,Abedi-Firouzjah R,Ghaemian N,Abdi R,Ebrahimnejad Gorji K

更新日期：2020-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:A device based on a single silicon detector of special converter/detector design optimised for the determination of the neutron dose equivalent is also used for the determination of the photon dose equivalent. While the neutron dose is determined on the basis of signals corresponding to energy depositions above 1.5 Me...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Luszik-Bhadra M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study a set of structures has been simulated to represent a range of clinically relevant breast cancer mammographic lesions including solid tumours and microcalcifications. All structures have been created using simple random-based mathematical functions and have been inserted into a subset of digital mammogra...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ruschin M,Tingberg A,Båth M,Grahn A,Håkansson M,Hemdal B,Andersson I

更新日期：2005-01-01 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