Supine linac treatment versus tomotherapy in craniospinal irradiation: planning comparison and dosimetric evaluation.

abstract：:Scarce published data on the long-term excretion of tritiated water from the human body have been re-evaluated in order to develop a biokinetic model describing the retention in the human body of 3H from tritiated water (HTO) that could be used for both prospective and retrospective radiation protection. A three-compo...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Taylor DM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In projection radiography, two types of digital imaging systems are currently available, computed radiography (CR) and direct radiography (DR): a difference between them can be stated in terms of dose and image quality. In the Radiology Emergency Department of our hospital, a flat-panel DR equipment (Siemens Axiom Ari...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Compagnone G,Pagan L,Baleni MC,Calzolaio FL,Barozzi L,Bergamini C

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:The present work evaluates the per-procedure, annual collective and per-capita effective doses to the Aosta Valley region population from nuclear medicine (NM) examinations performed from 2005 to 2011 at the regional NM department. Based on its demographical and socioeconomics characteristics, this area can be conside...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Aimonetto S,Arrichiello C,Peruzzo Cornetto A,Catuzzo P,Zeverino M,Poti C,Meloni T,Pasquino M,Tofani S

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radon activity concentrations have been measured in 53 from a total of 66 public primary schools throughout of Patras, Greece, during December 1999 to May 2000 using solid-state nuclear track detectors (LR-115 II). The indoor radon levels in the classrooms were generally low, ranging from 10 to 89 Bqm(-3). The mean (a...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Papaefthymiou H,Georgiou CD

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the widespread introduction of extra high voltage power transmission lines in the 1960s, and subsequent to early reports from Soviet Union scientists about health risks for transformer station personnel, public concern regarding the effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) on biological function has given rise to...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Cooper PJ,Garny A,Kohl P

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AVIDOS is a computer code used for the dose assessment of aircraft crew exposed to cosmic radiation. The code employs a multiparameter model built upon simulations of cosmic radiation exposure done using the FLUKA Monte Carlo code. AVIDOS calculates both ambient dose equivalent H*(10) and effective dose E for flight r...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Latocha M,Beck P,Rollet S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutron emission rate measurements have been carried out at the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science using a manganese sulphate bath system for (252)Cf and (241)Am-Be sources since 2004. The relative measurement method was chosen in 2012, and the neutron emission rates agreed with those by the absolute me...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kim J,Park H,Choi KO

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Malaysia technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials (TENORM) wastes are mainly the product of the oil and gas industry and mineral processing. Among these TENORM wastes are tin tailing, tin slag, gypsum and oil sludge. Mineral processing and oil and gas industries produce large volume of TEN...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ismail B,Teng IL,Muhammad Samudi Y

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A project to construct the Korea Multi-purpose Accelerator Complex (KOMAC) is currently underway targeting a high-intensity proton beam with an average current of 4.8 mA. As for the first stage of construction, a 20 MeV linac is planned to be built by 2007 and additional DTL sections will be added to increase the prot...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Cho YS,Lee YO,Chang J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some activities of EURADOS Working Group 9 (WG9) are presently funded by the European Commission (CONRAD project). The objective of WG9 is to promote and co-ordinate research activities for the assessment of occupational exposures to staff at workplaces in interventional radiology (IR) and nuclear medicine. For some o...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Vanhavere F,Carinou E,Donadille L,Ginjaume M,Jankowski J,Rimpler A,Sans Merce M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the values of radon and thoron progeny concentrations for different seasons in the dwellings of Tehri Garhwal, India. The measurements have been carried out using LR-115 solid-state nuclear track detector-based passive time-integrated direct thoron progeny sensor/direct radon progeny sensor techniq...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Prasad M,Rawat M,Dangwal A,Yadav M,Gusain GS,Mishra R,Ramola RC

更新日期：2015-11-01 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

abstract：:In this work, the electromagnetic interference on hearing aids was evaluated. Electromagnetic (EM) immunity tests on different types of hearing aids were carried out, using signals of intensity and modulation comparable to those present in the environment. The purpose of this work is to characterise the interference, ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Facta S,Benedetto A,Anglesio L,d'Amore G

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The World Health Organization (WHO), the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP), WHO's scientific collaborating centres (including the UK's National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB)) and over 50 participating Member States are participants of WHO's International EMF Project. As part...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Repacholi MH

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A wire patch cell (WPC) operating at the uplink frequency band of GSM 1800 MHz has been designed for in vitro experiments with the aim of investigating the possible biological effects of electromagnetic radiation associated with cellular phones. The 1800 MHz WPC design is a direct descendant of the original 900 MHz WP...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ardoino L,Lopresto V,Mancini S,Pinto R,Lovisolo GA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A range of techniques has been developed in conventional radiography for the chest, because of technical difficulties in imaging the wide variation of tissue densities. These techniques can differ significantly in tube potential selection, for scatter reduction and in application of manual or automatic exposure contro...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Doyle P,Martin CJ,Gentle D

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate the absorbed dose in normal organs and inflamed tissue following i.v. administration of [201Tl](III)-DTPA-HIgG by using biodistribution data in inflamation bearing rats was attempted. The percentages of injected dose per gram of each organ were calculated. The medical internal radiation dose formulation was...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Khorrami Moghaddam A,Reza Jalilian A,Hayati V,Shanehsazzadeh S

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：: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：:The main objective of this comparative study was to evaluate the national quality assurance program for X-ray diagnostic radiology in Syrian governmental hospitals. Two periods were covered in this study, the first period was from 1986 to 1998 (52 hospitals and 149 X-ray machines were considered) and the second period...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kharita MH,Khedr MS,Wannus KM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dose verification in heavy-ion beams using passive dosemeter systems, e.g. thermoluminescence dosemeters (TLDs), is crucial due to the changing efficiency of the dosemeters for different ion species and linear energy transfer (LET) values. This behaviour leads to a falsification of absorbed dose that can be significan...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Berger T,Hajek M,Summerer L,Fugger M,Vana N

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：:The USA must be prepared to provide a prompt, coordinated and integrated response for radiation dose and injury assessment for suspected radiation exposure, whether it involves isolated cases or mass casualties. Dose estimation for radiation accidents typically necessitates a multiple parameter diagnostics approach th...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Dainiak N,Albanese J,Kaushik M,Balajee AS,Romanyukha A,Sharp TJ,Blakely WF

更新日期：2019-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to contribute to the construction of a scenario regarding patient radiation exposure in Brazilian interventional radiology, aiming to provide data for the future drafting of specific legislation on interventional radiology because there is currently a lack of safety regulations for haemodynamics servic...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Navarro VC,Navarro MV,Maia AF

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to the worldwide reports, industrial radiography is one of the highest risk radiation practices due to handling high activity sources. Therefore, an optimization of protection along with appropriate investigation level and/or dose constraint is required to achieve appropriate radiological safety. This resear...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Hosseini Pooya SM,Dashtipour MR

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The safe use of ionising radiation for applications in medicine, electric power production and industrial processes requires accurate measurements that are traceable to national standards. Radiological calibration laboratories provide measurements that may be used to determine the calibration coefficients for personal...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： McDonald JC

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity size distribution of the Equilibrium-Equivalent Concentration (EER) of 222Rn is one of the most important parameters for the estimation of radiation dose by inhalation of radon decay products. A series of measurements of the EER activity size distribution were performed by the screen diffusion battery in ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Otahal PPS,Burian I,Ondracek J,Zdimal V,Holub RF

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the repair process of DNA damage induced by ionizing radiation in isolation from various types of cytoplasmic damage, we transfected X-irradiated enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP)-expressing plasmid DNA into non-irradiated mammalian cells using lipofectamine. The repair kinetics of the irradiate...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Nakaue H,Obata Y,Kaminaga K,Akimitsu N,Yokoya A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In actual conditions of use, the power radiated from cellular phones changes during conversation depending on several factors. Upon request from the radio base station (RBS), the phone in fact, reduces, its power to a level that is deemed optimum for the quality of conversation. In this study, special phones, which ha...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ardoino L,Barbieri E,Vecchia P

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00