IMPORTANCE OF ENGAGING IN DIALOGUE WITH THE POPULATION AFTER A NUCLEAR ACCIDENT.

abstract：:Anthropomorphic phantoms are used in nuclear medicine for imaging quality control, calibration of gamma spectrometry system for the study of internal contamination with radionuclides and for internal dosimetric studies. These are constructed of materials that have radiation attenuation coefficients similar to those of...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Hermosilla A,Díaz Londoño G,García M,Ruíz F,Andrade P,Pérez A

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous observation of radioactivity ratio of (214)Bi to (214)Pb as tracers in rainwater was carried out with 15-min cyclic measurement at Nagoya, Japan, from August 2011 to July 2012 to characterise wet deposition. The ratio ranged from 0.55 to 3.82. Based on the observation and a simplified time evolution model o...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Moriizumi J,Kondo D,Kojima Y,Liu H,Hirao S,Yamazawa H

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To find appropriate substitutions for the expensive plastics of A-150 and rexolite used in the construction of thick gas electron multiplier (THGEM)-based tissue-equivalent proportional counters, in the present work, the responses of a THGEM-based microdosimetric detector made of A-150 and rexolite and three others co...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Moslehi A,Raisali G,Lamehi M

更新日期：2017-04-15 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：:An extensive study using stable isotopes of molybdenum as tracers was undertaken to investigate intestinal uptake, systemic kinetics and urinary excretion of molybdenum in healthy human volunteers. In total 63 experiments with 17 volunteers were performed administering the tracers in different chemical forms and measu...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Giussani A,Cantone MC,Höllriegl V,Oeh U,Tavola F,Veronese I

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physics foundations of hadronic interactions as implemented in most Monte Carlo codes are presented together with a few practical examples. The description of the relevant physics is presented schematically split into the major steps in order to stress the different approaches required for the full understanding o...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ferrari A,Sala PR

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ionising radiation exposure of cells might induce the perturbation of cell functions and, in particular, the activation or inhibition of several important pathways. This perturbation can cause the deregulation of both intra- and extra-cellular signalling cascades (such as the inflammatory pathway) and alter not only t...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Babini G,Ugolini M,Morini J,Baiocco G,Mariotti L,de Fatis PT,Liotta M,Ottolenghi A

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：:Three widely used anthropomorphic phantoms are analysed with regard to their suitability for the efficiency calibration of whole-body counters (WBCs): a Bottle Manikin Absorber (BOMAB) phantom consisting of water-filled plastic containers, a St Petersburg block phantom (Research Institute of Sea Transport Hygiene, St ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Schläger M

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this discussion is to explore how theories from other disciplines can contribute to the debate on organisation and delivery of diagnostic and therapeutic exposures. The first part explores how theories of justice suggest that health services should be provided; the second part explores how stakeholder...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Durand-Zaleski I

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a radiation detector based on an organic scintillator for spectrometry and dosimetry of out-of-field secondary neutrons from clinical proton beams. The detector consists of an EJ-299-34 crystalline organic scintillator, coupled by fiber optic cable to a silicon photomultiplier (SiPM). Proof of concept mea...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Beyer KA,Di Fulvio A,Stolarczyk L,Parol W,Mojzeszek N,Kopéc R,Clarke SD,Pozzi SA

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GSI is operating a facility for the production of rare isotopes. Nuclei are produced by fragmentation or fission of the impinging heavy ions with energies of approximately 1 GeV per nucleon. The major part of the primary beam and the produced nuclei is deposited in the components of the Fragment Separator (FRS) and ge...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Fehrenbacher G,Festag JG

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are several occurrences of thermal waters in the south-eastern part of Serbia, which are originating from igneous and metamorphic rocks. These waters are mainly used in balneology, but some of them are used for drinking purposes and in water supply to heat buildings, for greenhouses and to irrigate land. In this...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Nikolov J,Todorović N,Bikit I,Pantić TP,Forkapić S,Mrđa D,Bikit K

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study is aimed at optimising the glow curve structure of CaSO4:Dy phosphor for dosimetric purpose and also to understand the observed changes owing to thermal treatment in the thermoluminescence (TL) sensitivity and glow curve structure. The reversible changes in the intensities of the lower temperature satellite ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bakshi AK,Pradhan AS,Tyagi AK,Kher RK,Bhatt BC

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Italian National Centre for Oncological Hadrontherapy is currently under construction in Pavia. It is designed for the treatment of deep-seated tumours (up to a depth of 27 cm of water equivalent) with proton and C-ion beams as well as for both clinical and radiobiological research. The particles will be accelerat...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Pelliccioni M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A programme of harmonization of individual dosimetry quality control organized in the framework of a distributed metrology system is presented as seen from the experiences gained in Slovenia. As a part of the programme intercomparison of dosimetry services was organized and basic characteristics of dosimetry systems c...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Stuhec M,Zorko B,Vekić B,Miljanić S,Ban R,Basić B

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:The measurement of air samples may be used to assess risks of internal exposures, either by the use of workplace static air samplers (SAS) or personal air samplers (PAS). These measurements need to incorporate information on the physical and chemical nature of the aerosol, and the relationship between the sampled and ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Roberts GA,Bull RK

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The technique of alpha spectrometry is used to detect alpha particles and to determine their energy. In this way the technique is able to provide simultaneously quantitative information (i.e. the activity) and qualitative information (the identity) on any radionuclide that emits an alpha particle. The longer-lived nat...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Gingell T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural radiation is the largest contributor to the collective radiation dose of the world population. It is widely distributed in different geological formations such as soil, rocks, air and groundwater. In the present investigation, (226)Ra, (232)Th and (40)K were measured in soil samples of the Ukhimath region of G...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Rautela BS,Yadav M,Bourai AA,Joshi V,Gusain GS,Ramola RC

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 4.4 MeV photon reference field described in ISO 4037 is produced by the (12)C(p,p')(12)C (E(x) = 4.4389 MeV) reaction using a thick elemental carbon target and a proton beam with an energy of 5.7 MeV. The relative abundance of the isotope (13)C in elemental carbon is 1.10%. Therefore, the 4.4 MeV photon field is c...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Röttger S,Schäler K,Behrens R,Nolte R,Wissmann F

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium fluoride CaF2 is an interesting host lattice for rare earth (RE) activators. CaF2 crystals doped with different concentrations of Dy, Ce, Er and Gd have been grown by the Bridgman technique and their deformation luminescence (DL) induced by room temperature gamma irradiation has been recorded. When a uniaxial ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kher RS,Brahme N,Banerjee M,Dhoble SJ,Khokhar MS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Daily rhythmic changes are found in cellular events in cell cycle, DNA repair, apoptosis and angiogenesis in both normal and tumour tissue, as well as in enzymatic activity and drug metabolism. In this paper, we hypothesize that circadian rhythms need to be considered in radiation protection and optimization in person...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Forssell-Aronsson E,Quinlan RA

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The type testing of measuring devices is one of the most important parts of a quality management system in a personal dosimetry services program. In this study, based upon the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 62387 criteria, a reader-testing program was performed for a home-made personal thermoluminesce...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Malek Mohammadi M,Hosseini Pooya SM

更新日期：2017-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In Russia, especially in big cities like St. Petersburg, the annual number of interventional radiological (IR) examinations for both diagnostic and treatment purposes is increasing continuously. However, IR examinations might involve high patient doses and even the risk of skin injures that should be prevented. In thi...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Sarycheva S,Golikov V,Kalnicky S

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the performances of angiographic units equipped with a flat-panel (FP) detector and image intensifier (II) charge-coupled device (CCD) in the Interventional Cardiology (IC) Department. Entrance dose rate and dose per image, along with the dose at the II level were measured using 2 mm copper sheets to simu...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Tsapaki V,Kottou S,Kollaros N,Kyriakidis Z,Neofotistou V

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The International Electrotechnical Commission introduced the concepts of exposure index (EI), target exposure index (EIT) and deviation index (DI) to manage and optimize patient dose in real time. In this study, we have proposed an appropriate method for setting the EIT based on the Korean national diagnostic referenc...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Park H,Yoon Y,Kim J,Kim J,Jeong H,Tanaka N,Morishita J

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In environmental radiation monitoring, the time-variable natural gamma radiation background complicates the nuclide identification and analysis of a gamma spectrum. A full spectrum analysis based on the noise adjusted singular value decomposition method for the description of the time-variable background and adjustmen...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Reinhardt S

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

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：:The radiation doses to patient in computed tomography (CT) in Syria have been investigated and compared with similar studies in different countries. This work surveyed 30 CT scanners from six different manufacturers distributed all over Syria. Some of the results in this paper were part of a project launched by the In...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kharita MH,Khazzam S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00