Sub-slab depressurisation systems used in the Czech Republic and verification of their efficiency.

abstract：:Methodological problems arise on the way of radiation carcinogenesis modelling with the incorporation of radiobiological and cancer biology mechanistic data. The results of biophysical modelling of different endpoints [DNA DSB induction, repair, chromosome aberrations (CA) and cell proliferation] are presented and app...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Andreev SG,Eidelman YA,Salnikov IV,Khvostunov IK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The yield of chromosome aberrations is not only dependent on dose but also on radiation quality, with high linear energy transfer (LET) typically having a greater biological effectiveness per unit dose than those of low-LET radiation. Differences in radiation track structure and cell morphology can also lead to quanti...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Hill MA

更新日期：2015-09-01 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 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 aim of the present work is to investigate the possibility of using the properties of the thermoluminescent emission (TL) of Brazilian natural topaz for dosimetric applications. Topaz is an aluminium fluorsilicate with general composition of Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2 found with relative abundance in Brazil and in other part...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Souza DN,Lima JF,Valerio ME,Caldas LV

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Annual effective dose due to the consumption of 40K, 226Ra, 228Ra and 228Th was estimated from high-resolution gamma spectrometry, food consumption data for the inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro City and dose coefficients published by the ICRP 119. A total of 31 samples of cereals, grains, vegetables, flours, liquid and p...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Lopes JM,Garcêz RWD,Filgueiras RA,Silva AX,Braz D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of an automatic wedge filter on photon and photoneutron spectra of a medical linac was evaluated using the Monte Carlo method. The head of an Elekta SL75/25 was simulated using the MCNPX Monte Carlo code. The photon and photoneutron spectra for open and wedged beams were calculated at the isocentre with a s...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ghavami SM,Mesbahi A,Mohammadi E

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high-end drum film digitiser (Tango, Germany) and a calibrated linear microdensitometer developed by PTB were used to assess the modulation transfer function (MTF) and the noise power spectra (NPS) of 3 mammographic screen film systems at optical density levels of 0.8, 1.5 and 2.5. The use of a drum scanner to asses...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Verdun FR,Pachoud M,Bergmann D,Buhr E

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high-energy programme of the HINDAS European project has provided a large amount of experimental data and led to a better understanding of the spallation reaction mechanism and the development of more reliable spallation models. These data, or the new models, which have been implemented into high-energy transport ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Leray S,Boudard A,David JC,Donadille L,Villagrasa C,Volant C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported recently that the A-bomb gamma ray spectra received by the colon of the average Japanese survivor of Hiroshima and Nagasaki may be experimentally simulated using a hospital-based Philips SL15 linear accelerator. The simulated A-bomb gamma radiation may be used in radiobiology experiments to determ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

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

更新日期：2004-01-01 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 E. coli catabolite gene activator protein (CAP)-DNA complex with 125I located at the position of the H5 atom of the cytosine near the centre was incorporated into the PARTRAC track structure code. DNA strand breaks due to irradiation were calculated by track structure and radical attack simulations; strand breaks ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Li W,Friedland W,Jacob P,Paretzke HG,Panyutin I,Neumann RD

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radon measurements, as do any measurements, include errors in their readings. The relative values of such errors depend principally on the measurement methods used, the radon concentration to be measured and the duration of the measurements. Typical exposure times for radon surveys using passive detectors [nuclear tra...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Janik M,Łoskiewicz J,Tokonami S,Kozak K,Mazur J,Ishikawa T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to provide reference fields for the ionising radiation, PTB operates the ion accelerator facility. Referring to high energy photons, reference fields according to International Organization for Standardization 4037 series are produced. The neutron component of the 6-7 MeV photon field (R-F), which is produced...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Röttger S,Heiske A,Nolte R

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effective dose E is an efficient and powerful parameter to study the radioprotection of the patient. In our hospital, eight radiological departments and more than 100 radiological X-ray tubes are present. The effective doses were calculated for adults and paediatric patients in 10 standard projections. To calculat...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Compagnone G,Pagan L,Bergamini C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A theoretical study was carried out to re-evaluate the integrity of the biological shielding of (137)Cs brachytherapy unit at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana, and the results were verified by measurement of the dose rates at selected locations. The primary objective was to determine the current state of protecti...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Arwui CC,Schandorf C,Nani K,Darko EO,Deatanyah P

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thermoluminescence (TL) characteristics of sodium chloride (NaCl), known as common salt, used for cooking purposes (iodised salt), have been studied in the present paper considering its usage as an 'accidental dosemeter' in the case of a nuclear fallout. TL characteristics of common salt have been examined under e...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Murthy KV,Pallavi SP,Rahul G,Patel YS,Sai Prasad AS,Elangovan D

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the sequence of events, medical aspects and dose estimations for two radiographers and their driver who were seriously exposed to an iridium-192 industrial radiography source that became detached from its wind-out cable. The men came to medical attention about 1 month later by which time all three...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Sevan'kaev AV,Lloyd DC,Edwards AA,Moquet JE,Nugis VY,Mikhailova GM,Potetnya OI,Khvostunov IK,Guskova AK,Baranov AE,Nadejina NM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The paper presents the first results of an investigation on optical absorption (OA), thermally and infrared stimulated luminescence (TL and IRSL) of the Pinacate plagioclase (labradorite). The OA spectra reveal two bands with maxima at 1.0 and 3.2 eV connected with absorption of the Fe3+ and Fe2+ and IR absorption at ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Chernov V,Paz-Moreno F,Piters TM,Barboza-Flores M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A theoretical evaluation of the properties and processes affecting the radon transport from subsurface soil into buildings is presented in this work. The solution of the relevant transport equation is obtained using the explicit finite difference method (EFDM). Results are compared with analytical steady-state solutio...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Savović S,Djordjevich A,Ristić G

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radon is one of the noble gases, which are chemically inert and do not make any reactants under normal conditions. In this experiment we demonstrated an enigmatic reaction between radon and fluorine when a corona discharge is used as a promoter. Distinctive changes in radon concentrations were caused by the discharge ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Yamada Y,Koizumi A,Ishikawa K,Hishinuma Y,Tatenuma K

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the non-intersection model of cylindrical capillaries, the mean radius of the pores of some soils and building materials are estimated. In size, the above-mentioned radii are usually of the order of the free path of gas molecules at atmospheric pressure. A review of pore size distribution data also reveals th...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Minkin L

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive data have been gathered in the past on the response of different detectors, based on the registration of neutron-induced fissions in bismuth, gold, tantalum and thorium by the spark-replica counter and the thin film breakdown counter. These detectors make it possible to exploit the excellent characteristics ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Tommasino L,Tripathy SP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of spatial distribution of the indoor radon has assumed in the last years a lot of interest. The geostatistical techniques turn out to be particularly promising. The present work presents the results of a study where around 4000 indoor radon data from Veneto, Friuli Venezia-Giulia and Alto Adige, collected d...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bertolo A,Bigliotto C,Giovani C,Garavaglia M,Spinella M,Verdi L,Pegoretti S

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The image background resulting from imaged anatomy can be divided into those components that are meaningful to the observers, in the sense that they are recognised as separate structures, and those that are not. These latter components (reffered to as anatomical noise) can be removed using a method developed within th...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Båth M,Håkansson M,Börjesson S,Hoeschen C,Tischenko O,Kheddache S,Vikgren J,Månsson LG

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioactive contamination of the environment occurred in the early fifties as a result of the releases from the Mayak plutonium production complex (Southern Urals, Russia). The releases of liquid wastes into the Techa river resulted in chronic exposure of 30,000 residents of the riverside communities. Since 1951 90Sr ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Degteva MO,Kozheurov VP,Tolstykh EI

更新日期：1998-01-01 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 main purpose of dose surveys has been to detect and bring down wide variation in radiation doses for any particular radiological examination and to avoid doses that are on higher side. Diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) have been used for over two decades as an aid in this objective. With very limited success that...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Rehani MM

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the radiation environment inside the International Space Station, solid state nuclear track detector stacks were used. Within the BRADOS experiments, Phase 1, seven stacks were exposed at different locations of the Russian segment 'Zvezda' for 248 days in 2001. It was supposed that the radiation field inside ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Pálfalvi JK,Akatov Y,Szabó J,Sajó-Bohus L,Eördögh I

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interventional cardiology procedures are usually associated with high patient doses and even deterministic radiation effects may occur. Expensive digital flat panels are preferably used to lower doses, and Athens General Hospital has recently installed one. However, this study shows that it is the cardiologists' pract...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Mavrikou I,Kottou S,Tsapaki V,Neofotistou V

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00