Evaluation of occupational exposure to naturally occurring radioactive materials in the Iranian ceramics industry.

abstract：:This paper presents the results of radon concentration measurements in drinking water from the municipal water supply system and private wells located in Baoji, China. The measurements were carried out on 69 samples. The mean values of tap water and well water were found to be 12 kBq m(-3) with a maximum of 18 kBq m(-...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Xinwei L

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adequate dose management during computed tomography is important. In the present study, the dosimetric application software ImPACT was added to a functional calculator of the size-specific dose estimate and was part of the scan settings for the auto exposure control (AEC) technique. This study aimed to assess the prac...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kobayashi M,Asada Y,Matsubara K,Suzuki S,Matsunaga Y,Haba T,Kawaguchi A,Daioku T,Toyama H,Kato R

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Bayesian unfolding has been applied to ionisation distributions due to 5.4 MeV alpha particles in a 20-nm site obtained using Monte Carlo simulations, taking into account different detection efficiency conditions. The ideal case of a target volume with uniform efficiency has been investigated to study the dependence...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： De Nardo L,Lesimple M,Canella S,Grosswendt B

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Monte Carlo-based stand-alone program, IDACstar (Internal Dose Assessment by Computer), was developed, dedicated to perform radiation dose calculations using complex voxel simulations. To test the program, two irradiation situations were simulated, one hypothetical contamination case with 600 MBq of 99mTc and one ex...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ören Ü,Hiller M,Andersson M

更新日期：2017-04-28 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：:Dosimetric monitoring and protection of the personnel involved into interventional procedures is one of the key issues nowadays, yet doses received by their brains were left without rigorous consideration so far. The paper is the fast track of the results of the pilot study of possible magnitude of operator's doses wi...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Chumak V,Morgun A,Bakhanova E,Voloskyi V

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：:The new recommendation issued by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) introducing a 20-mSv annual dose limit for the eye lens stimulated an interesting debate among the radiation protection community. In the present work the problem of estimating Hp(3) for neutron realistic workplace spectra ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ferrari P,Gualdrini G,Tanner R,Fantuzzi E

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetics of dissolution of (238)U, (234)U and (230)Th dust deposited on filters from personal alpha dosemeters was studied by means of a 26-d in vitro dissolution test with a serum ultrafiltrate simulant. Dosemeters had been used by miners at the uranium mine 'Dolní Rozínka' at Rozná, Czech Republic. The sampling flow...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Becková V,Malátová I

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A neutron spectrometry and dosimetry measurement system has been developed based on a different design of the divided regions for a sphere, with three position-sensitive counters. The characteristics of the measurement system have been investigated in the reference radiation fields of Am-Be and (252)Cf sources. When r...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Li T,Yang L,Ma J,Fang D

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the influence of the static electricity on the measurement using passive radon detector, detectors were charged at the surface of chamber and its CR-39 elements respectively on purpose before the exposure in this study. The results of in-chamber experiments revealed that the static electricity ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Chen B,Zhao C,Fan D,Zhuo W

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1993, ICRP-65 recommended that dose conversion of radon exposure should be based on the comparison of detriments between radon exposure and effective dose. The lifetime detriment from the radon exposure was projected according to the epidemiological studies of uranium miners then available. The projection model (GS...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Tomasek L,Rogel A,Laurier D,Tirmarche M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Laboratory of External Dosimetry Studies and Researches (LRDE), associated laboratory to the Bureau National de Métrologie, is strongly involved in the reference establishment and calibration of instruments in neutron radiation fields provided by 241Am-Be, 252Cf and (252Cf + D2O)/Cd sources. In 1997, on the reques...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Van-Ryckeghem L,Pelcot G,Suder F,Bureau National de Métrologie.

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assesses the outdoor gamma absorbed dose levels in air of the Adana's region. The measurements were taken from 130 different sample points in this area by Eberline Smart Portable (ESP-2) with SPA-6 plastic scintillation detector. The outdoor gamma absorbed dose rates order from 40 to 145 nGy h(-1). Average ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Degerlier M,Ozger G

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An improvement in the clinical results obtained using total body irradiation (TBI) with photon beams requires precise TBI treatment planning, reproducible irradiation, precise in vivo dosimetry, accurate documentation and careful evaluation. In vivo dosimetry using LiF Harshaw TLD-100 chips was used during the TBI tre...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Palkosková P,Hlavata H,Dvorák P,Novotný J,Novotný J Jr

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the calibration of personal dosemeters in terms of H(p)(10), the ISO water slab phantom shall be used. The irradiation geometry must be chosen such that the field diameter at the phantom front surface is large enough to irradiate the phantom completely and, in addition, homogeneously. However, in practice it is no...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ankerhold U,Ambrosi P

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amongst the dosemeters offered by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) Personal Dosimetry Service are finger rings, which use the Harshaw™ DXTRAD element. This paper describes restricted-type testing carried out by HPA on the previously untried combination of the LiF:Mg,Cu,P material and a thicker filter (42 mg cm(-2))....

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Baker ST,Roberts GH,Gilvin PJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, an approach to compute the dose conversion coefficients (DCCs) is described for the computational voxel phantom 'High-Definition Reference Korean-Man' (HDRK-Man) using artificial neural networks (ANN). For this purpose, the voxel phantom was implemented into the Monte Carlo (MC) transport toolkit GEAN...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kadri O,Manai K

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new quasi-monoenergetic neutron beam facility has been constructed at The Svedberg Laboratory (TSL) in Uppsala, Sweden. Key features include a neutron energy range of 11-175 MeV, high fluxes, user flux control, flexible neutron field size and shape, and spacious and easily accessible user area. The first results of ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Prokofiev AV,Blomgren J,Byström O,Ekström C,Pomp S,Tippawan U,Ziemann V,Osterlund M

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:A comparative analysis of radiation doses determined by tooth enamel electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and by an acknowledged analytical method is performed for individual doses and for average doses in population of some settlements of the Bryansk region (Russia), which have been contaminated after t...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ivannikov AI,Skvortsov VG,Stepanenko VF,Zhumadilov KSh

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ICRP Publication 66 Human Respiratory Tract Model (HRTM) has been applied to calculate dose coefficients and bioassay functions using default values of parameters relating to the material and the subjects. The ICRP Task Group on Internal Dosimetry (INDOS) has developed a guidance document on application of the HRT...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bailey MR,Ansoborlo E,Guilmette RA,Paquet F

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work aims to evaluate the potential risks of incidents in nuclear research reactors. For its development, two databases of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) were used: the Research Reactor Data Base (RRDB) and the Incident Report System for Research Reactor (IRSRR). For this study, the probabilistic s...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Lopes VM,Agostinho Angelo Sordi GM,Moralles M,Filho TM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliability of equivalent-dose determinations on quartz made with the single-aliquot regenerative-dose (SAR) protocol is examined using a suite of sedimentary samples for which the equivalent dose is expected to be >200 Gy. Experiments on one sample were used to evaluate the precision obtained using the standard m...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Murray AS,Wintle AG,Wallinga J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The design and dosimetry of a novel in vitro radon irradiation facility to investigate cytogenetic damage induced by radon and progeny is described. The system offers a 4pi geometry for uniform irradiation, proving a versatile and convenient facility for irradiation of whole blood cells in suspension or media. Doses c...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Hamza VZ,Kumar PR,Jeevanram RK,Santanam R,Danalaksmi B,Mohankumar MN

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has a mandate to assist member states in areas of human health and particularly in the use of radiation for diagnosis and treatment. Clinical audit is seen as an essential tool to assist in assuring the quality of radiation medicine, particularly in the instance of multidi...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Faulkner K,Järvinen H,Butler P,McLean ID,Pentecost M,Rickard M,Abdullah B

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimating organ absorbed doses in consideration of person-specific parameters is important for radiation protection in diagnostic nuclear medicine. This study proposes a straightforward method for estimating the organ dose that reflects a specific organ mass by scaling the reference organ dose using the inverse ratio...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Manabe K,Koyama S

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:During the course of an intercomparison exercise it was possible to compare two JAERI phantoms with each other by using a multi-energy photon emitting lung set (241Am/152Eu). One belonged to the IAEA (Vienna), the other belonged to the Human Monitoring Laboratory (Ottawa). The intercomparison of the phantoms showed th...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kramer GH,Hauck BM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel neutron dose measurement method that flexibly responds to variations in the neutron field is being developed by Japan Atomic Energy Agency. This is an implementation of the multi-detector method (first introduced in 1960s) for neutron dose evaluation using a convex hull in the response space defined for multip...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Hashimoto M,Iimoto T,Kosako T

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00