Risk management policies and practices regarding radio frequency electromagnetic fields: results from a WHO survey.

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：:On 27 occasions, radiation doses were measured for a family member designated as the 'caregiver' for a patient receiving high-dose radioiodine outpatient therapy for differentiated thyroid carcinoma. For 25 of the administrations, patients received 3.7 GBq of (131)I. Radiation doses for the designated caregivers were ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Marriott CJ,Webber CE,Gulenchyn KY

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dose metrics on intraoral and panoramic dental radiography were analyzed to preliminarily indicate dose trend of dental radiology equipment in Indonesia. Measurements were performed in 71 healthcare institutions involving a total of 92 dental X-ray devices. Imaging modes are categorized into 'low dose' and 'high dose'...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Lubis LE,Bayuadi I,Bayhaqi YA,Ardiansyah F,Setiadi AR,Sugandi RD,Craig LA,Nasir A,Basith RA,Pawiro SA,Soejoko DS

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：:A passive Bonner sphere system (BSS), based on thermal neutron activation detectors, was developed to perform neutron spectrometry in pulsed and very intense (n-gamma) fields with predominant photon component, as those produced by high energy (>10 MV) medical linear electron accelerators. In this paper, a description ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Amgarou K,Lacoste V,Muller H,Fernández F

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Instead of conventional Ge semiconductor detectors and NaI(Tl) scintillation spectrometers, an application of a CdZnTe semiconductor (CZT) whose crystal has the dimension of 1 cm cubic to the in situ environmental radioactivity measurement was attempted in deeply affected areas in Fukushima region. Results of depositi...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kowatari M,Kubota T,Shibahara Y,Fujii T,Fukutani S,Takamiya K,Mizuno S,Yamana H

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The theoretical basis for comparing risks from short- and long-term exposures is developed aiming at implementing long-term exposures into a unique and consistent system of radiation protection. Based on system-analytical considerations, the equivalence of population-averaged risk rates due to prolonged exposures and ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Beck TR

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has performed a field survey at 11 sites located in Kosovo, where depleted uranium (DU) ammunitions were used by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) during the last Balkans conflict (1999). Soil sampling was performed to assess the spread of DU ground contamina...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Sansone U,Stellato L,Jia G,Rosamilia S,Gaudino S,Barbizzi S,Belli M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indoor radon concentration levels in a large number of dwellings in Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah Province have been measured. Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah is in the western region of Saudi Arabia. It is the second holiest city in Islam after Mecca, because it is the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. The city was div...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Mohamed RI,Alfull ZZ,Dawood ND

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present paper shows methods to suppress radon emanation from artificial porous materials such as phosphorous fertiliser or diatomaceous earth with a small amount of radium. The basic concept of suppression is making the radon emanation mechanism 'null', which comes from the fact that recoil is the main mechanism o...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Sasaki T,Gunji Y,Okuda T

更新日期：2007-01-01 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 reconstruction of radiation doses to Mayak Production Association workers in central Russia supports radiation epidemiological studies for the U.S.-Russian Joint Coordinating Committee on Radiation Effects Research. The most recent version of the dosimetry was performed with the Mayak Worker Dosimetry System-2013....

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Napier BA

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A widely used method in the planning of protective actions is to establish a stakeholder network to generate a comprehensive set of generic protective actions. The aim is to increase competence and build links for communication and coordination. The approach of this work was to systematically evaluate protective actio...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Sinkko K,Hämäläinen RP,Hänninen R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dental cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), also known as digital volumetric tomography was developed in the late 1990s and is now increasingly available in clinical practice. It can provide high resolution cross-sectional images of teeth and the maxillofacial region with applications in all branches of dentistry. As...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Horner K,Jacobs R,Schulze R

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to radon and radon decay products in some residential areas and at workplaces constitutes one of the greatest risks from natural sources of ionising radiation. Recently, increasing attention has been paid to the precise estimations of this health risk by numerous models. The compartmental model published in I...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Böhm R,Nikodémová D,Holý K

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the total exposure due to signals within GSM 900, GSM 1800, CDMA-1900 and 3G-2100 frequency bands at 200 m from the foot of 120, 100 and 80 base station masts in the Nigerian cities of Lagos, Ibadan and Abuja, respectively, was assessed. A calibrated hand-held spectrum analyser was used to measure the l...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ayinmode BO,Farai IP

更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate internal doses due to the inhalation of radionuclides produced by the nuclear spallation of the air nuclei in high-energy proton accelerator facilities, the physicochemical properties of radionuclides are very important. Thus, the ratio of aerosol and gases of 38Cl and 39Cl formed by irradiating argon gas-...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Yokoyama S,Sato K,Manabe K,Noguchi H,Kaneko H,Oki Y,Iida T,Tanaka S

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：:This trial was undertaken to assess extremity dosemeters, which were made available to Devonport Royal Dockyard and determine the most suitable to the site. The trial included operational and laboratory-based exposures. Operational exposures were within a submarine reactor compartment and a waste storage area. Laborat...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kenyon R,Collison R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to establish a dose estimation tool with Monte Carlo (MC) simulations. A 5-y-old paediatric anthropomorphic phantom was computed tomography (CT) scanned to create a voxelised phantom and used as an input for the abdominal cone-beam CT in a BEAMnrc/EGSnrc MC system. An X-ray tube model of ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kim S,Yoshizumi TT,Toncheva G,Frush DP,Yin FF

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spectrometric and dosimetric measurements were made around a cask containing spent fuel and a cask containing high-level radioactive waste at the Swiss intermediate waste and spent fuel storage facility. A Bonner sphere spectrometer, an LB 6411 neutron monitor and an Automess Szintomat 6134A were used to characterise ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Buchillier T,Aroua A,Bochud FO

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After an explosion of a radiological dispersal device, decision-makers need to implement countermeasures as soon as possible to minimise the radiation-induced risks to the population. In this work, the authors present a tool, which can help providing information about the approximate size of source term and radioactiv...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Urso L,Kaiser JC,Woda C,Helebrant J,Hulka J,Kuca P,Prouza Z

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dose response effects of diodes due to the high atomic number of silicon relative to water are investigated. While quality chances in the primary component of a megavoltage beam with depth are minimal. Compton scattered photons are shown to have a substantial effect on the quality leading to their enhanced absorption ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Yin Z,Hugtenburg RP,Beddoe AH

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:In Austria a comprehensive study on radiation exposure in waterworks was conducted. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risks for the affected employees. On the basis of geographical, geological and hydrological aspects, 21 waterworks were selected. A total of 85 passive short-term measurements and measurements ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Michael S,Andreas B,Claudia S,Fabian R,Ringer W,Josef MF

更新日期：2014-07-01 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 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：:A new method was developed to determine HT deposition velocity and to investigate how environmental factors affect the deposition processes including the diffusion into soil and the biochemical conversion by microorganisms to HTO in soil. This method, using a chamber and two tritium samplers, enables determination of ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Koarashi J,Amano H,Andoh M,Iida T,Koma T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dosimetric technique described in this paper is based on electron spin resonance (ESR) detectors using an alanine-boric compound acid enriched with (10)B, and beryllium oxide thermoluminescent (TL) detectors; with this combined dosimetry, it is possible to discriminate the doses due to thermal neutrons and gamma r...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bartolotta A,D'Oca MC,Lo Giudice B,Brai M,Borio R,Forini N,Salvadori P,Manera S

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enhancing effect due to long-time irrigation with radium-containing groundwater on soil was investigated in this work. Samples from the Al-Qassim and Hail areas in Saudi Arabia were studied for their 226Ra and 228Ra inventories. Groundwater and soil samples were collected from 32 farms where agricultural activitie...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ebaid YY

更新日期：2020-06-24 00:00:00