Accreditation of testing laboratories in dosimetry: the use of a flexible scope at the Competent Incorporation Measuring Body Jülich.

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：:Bonner sphere spectrometers (BSSs) are employed in neutron spectrometry and dosimetry since many years. Recent developments have seen the addition to a conventional BSS of one or more detectors (moderator plus thermal neutron counter) specifically designed to improve the overall response of the spectrometer to neutron...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Agosteo S,Dimovasili E,Fassò A,Silari M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radon measurements were carried out in Kozlu, Karadon and Uzülmez underground coal mines of Zonguldak bituminous coal basin in Turkey. Passive-time integrating method, which is the most widely used technique for the measurement of radon concentration in air, was applied by using nuclear etched track detectors (CR-39) ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Fisne A,Okten G,Celebi N

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Image viewing and processing software in computed radiography manipulates image contrast in such a way that all relevant image features are rendered to an appropriate degree of visibility, and improves image quality using enhancement algorithms. The purpose of this study was to investigate procedures for the quality a...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Efstathopoulos EP,Benekos O,Molfetas M,Charou E,Kottou S,Argentos S,Kelekis NL

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to experimentally compare the contrast improvement factors (CIFs) of a newly developed software-based scatter correction to the CIFs achieved by an antiscatter grid. To this end, three aluminium discs were placed in the lung, the retrocardial and the abdominal areas of a thorax phantom, and di...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Mentrup D,Jockel S,Menser B,Neitzel U

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the light of a growing awareness of the risks of inducing skin injuries as a consequence of fluoroscopically guided interventional procedures (FGIPs), this paper reports measurements of ESDs made during the period August 1998 to June 1999 on 137 patients undergoing cardiac, neurological and general FGIPs in the Sou...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Waite JC,Fitzgerald M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In preparation of a large European epidemiological study on the relation between eye lens dose and the occurrence of lens opacities, the European ELDO project focused on the development of practical methods to estimate retrospectively cumulative eye lens dose for interventional medical professionals exposed to radiati...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Farah J,Struelens L,Auvinen A,Jacob S,Koukorava C,Schnelzer M,Vanhavere F,Clairand I

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the neonatal intensive care units (NICU), premature new-borns may be exposed to important doses. Because of their increased radiosensitivity and longer life expectancy, dose optimisation is of importance. The present study aimed at evaluating the dose of the most common radiographs in the Belgian NICU. Entrance sur...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Dabin J,Struelens L,Vanhavere F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this work is to compare different methods for shielding calculation in computed tomography (CT). The BIR-IPEM (British Institute of Radiology and Institute of Physics in Engineering in Medicine) and NCRP (National Council on Radiation Protection) method were used for shielding thickness calculation. Sca...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ciraj-Bjelac O,Arandjic D,Kosutic D

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, international organisations involved in radiation protection and public health have produced new guidance, recommendations and requirements aiming better protection from radon exposure. These organisations have often worked in close collaboration in order to facilitate the establishment of harmonised ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bochicchio F

更新日期：2014-07-01 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：:A quantitative dosimetric comparison was performed between Monte Carlo (MC) simulations and analytic calculations at the (sub) cellular level (V79 cells) for four nucleus-incorporated radiochemicals ((125)I/(123)I/(77)Br-UdR and A (125)IP) and two radiochemicals that localised mainly in the cytoplasm of cells ((125)I-...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bousis C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At a high-energy, high-intensity proton accelerator facility, the accelerator components inside the beam-line tunnel and the concrete wall of the tunnel are activated due to beam loss during operation. During maintenance work inside the tunnel, radiation emitted from these activated materials can cause exposure to rad...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Numajiri M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing public awareness of the risk of accidental radiation exposure due to ageing nuclear power installations, illegal dumping of nuclear waste and terrorist activities, and of the consequential health risks to populations in addition to social and economic disturbance extending beyond national boundaries...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Göksu HY,Bailiff IK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first commercial spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho in Japan discharged 129I from actual spent nuclear fuel into the atmosphere during its test operation from 2006 to 2008. Previously, we measured monthly atmospheric concentrations of gaseous and particulate 129I and atmospheric deposition rates of ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Abe K,Hasegawa H,Akata N,Kakiuchi H,Chiang JH,Suwa H,Hisamatsu S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mapping the geogenic radon potential in Buzău County is part of a research project aiming to apply research for sustainable development and economic growth following the principles of geoconservation in order to support the 'Buzău Land' UNESCO Geopark initiative. The mapping of geogenic radon will be used as an overvi...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Moldovan MC,Burghele BD,Roba CA,Sferle TL,Buterez C,Mitrofan H

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In support of the effort to begin high-dose rate 252Cf brachytherapy treatments at Tufts-New England Medical Center, the shielding capabilities of a clinical accelerator vault against the neutron and photon emissions from a 1.124 mg 252Cf source were examined. Outside the clinical accelerator vault, the fast neutron d...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Melhus CS,Rivard MJ,Kurkomelis J,Liddle CB,Massé FX

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The material for this study comprised control protocols from 248 mammography screening facilities, prepared by physicists employed at 16 Regional Coordinating Centres and the results from the clinical evaluation of mammographic images in 248 facilities in Poland. All mammograms were evaluated independently by three ex...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Fabiszewska E,Grabska I,Jankowska K,Wesolowska E,Bulski W

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The starting point of the Spanish experience in the study of High Background Radiation Areas is the development of a nationwide indoor radon survey carried out in 1988. This campaign, belonging to the first Spanish Radon Framework, consisted of approximately 2000 indoor radon measurements which represented a valuable ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Sáinz C,Quindós LS,Fernández PL,Gómez J,Fuente I,Quindós L,Matarranz JL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expansion of accelerator technologies into different application areas brings the need for neutron-field measurements in their vicinity. The measurements of neutron energy spectra and neutron dose rates can be done with the aid of neutron multisphere spectrometers with passive neutron detectors. In addition to the usu...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Vlk P,Pavlovic M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel single cell irradiation system using carbon nanotube (CNT) based field emission technology is proposed. The system can produce electron microbeam at a large range of pulsation frequencies and dose rates with energy between 20 and 60 keV. Different from any existing single beam microbeam device, the CNT-based s...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Chang S,Zhang J,Bordelon D,Schreiber E,Cox A,Zhou O

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1983, a young man inhaled accidentally a large amount of plutonium and americium. This case was carefully followed until 2013. Since no decorporation measures had been taken, the undisturbed metabolism of Pu and Am can be derived from the data. First objective was to determine the amount of inhaled radionuclides an...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Wernli C,Eikenberg J,Marzocchi O,Breustedt B,Oestreicher U,Romm H,Gregoratto D,Marsh J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of radiation dosemeters that are issued by approved individual monitoring services generally meet international standards, with typical results within a few tens of per cent of the reference value. Experienced dosimetry practitioners will understand the uncertainties and treat monitoring results with d...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Gilvin P,McWhan A

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the shielding effect of radiologists' eye lens with lead glasses of different equivalent thicknesses and sizes in interventional radiology procedures. Using the human voxel phantom with a more accurate model of the eye and MCNPX software, eye lens doses of the radiologists who wearing different kinds of lead ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Hu P,Kong Y,Chen B,Liu Q,Zhuo W,Liu H

更新日期：2017-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Representative environmental samples (sandy soil, limestone, marble and gravels) collected from Wadi El Assuity, protective area, Assuit governorate in Upper Egypt have been investigated radiometrically using NaI (Tl) gamma-ray spectrometer. The specific activity of the radionuclides in Bq kg⁻¹ for soil ranged between...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： El-Taher A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lead has recently been recognised as a source of environmental pollution, including the lead used for radiation shielding in radiotherapy. The bremsstrahlung radiation caused by the interaction between the electron beam and lead may reduce the accuracy of radiotherapy. To avoid the use of lead, a new material composed...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Yue K,Luo W,Dong X,Wang C,Wu G,Jiang M,Zha Y

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diamond is a material with extreme physical properties. Its radiation hardness, chemical inertness and tissue equivalence qualify it as an ideal material for radiation dosimetry. In the present work, the optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and thermoluminescence (TL) characteristics of a 10 microm thick CVD diamon...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Preciado-Flores S,Schreck M,Meléndrez R,Chernov V,Bernal R,Cruz-Vázquez C,Cruz-Zaragoza E,Barboza-Flores M

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：: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：:Positron emission tomography (PET) is a non-invasive medical imaging technique normally used for diagnostic purposes to determine the location and concentration of physiologically active compounds in a human body. An unshielded cyclotron is used for PET at the Clinica Universitaria de Navarra to produce short-lived po...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Fernández F,Amgarou K,Domingo C,García MJ,Quincoces G,Martí-Climent JM,Méndez R,Barquero R

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00