LEAD COMPOSITE VS. NONLEAD PROTECTIVE GARMENTS: WHICH ARE BETTER? A MULTIVENDOR COMPARISON.

abstract：:An important factor in calculation of quantities describing the radiation situation is the selection of a calculation code. In this article, the radiation situation for selected geometries with multilayer shields was judged. Calculations were carried out using deterministic code VISIPLAN and stochastic code MCNP5. Int...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bednár D,Lištjak M,Slimák A,Nečas V

更新日期：2019-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Bonner sphere spectrometers (BSSs) are employed in neutron spectrometry and dosimetry since many years. Recent developments have seen the addition to a conventional BSS of one or more detectors (moderator plus thermal neutron counter) specifically designed to improve the overall response of the spectrometer to neutron...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Agosteo S,Dimovasili E,Fassò A,Silari M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main purpose of Liulin-type spectrometry-dosimetry instruments (LSDIs) is cosmic radiation monitoring at the workplaces. An LSDI functionally is a low mass, low power consumption or battery-operated dosemeter. LSDIs were calibrated in a wide range of radiation fields, including radiation sources, proton and heavy-...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Dachev Ts,Dimitrov P,Tomov B,Matviichuk Y,Spurny F,Ploc O,Brabcova K,Jadrnickova I

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental data on DNA double strand break (DSB) induction in human fibroblasts (AG1522), following irradiation with several radiation qualities, namely gamma rays, 0.84 MeV protons, 58.9 MeV u(-1) carbon ions, iron ions of 115 MeV u(-1), 414 MeV u(-1), 1 GeV u(-1), and 5 GeV u(-1), are presented. DSB yields were me...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Esposito G,Belli M,Campa A,Cherubini R,Cuttone G,Dini V,Furusawa Y,Gerardi S,Simone G,Sorrentino E,Tabocchini MA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dose limiting factor for 131I therapy in patients with thyroid cancer is myelotoxicity, thus an accurate determination of radioiodine activity in the red marrow is of paramount importance. The reference method for red marrow dosimetry in radiometabolic therapy is based on the measurement of radioiodine kinetics, p...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Traino AC,Di Martino F,Boni G,Mariani G,Lazzeri M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study characterises and evaluates an Al2O3:C-based optically stimulated luminescent dosemeter (OSLD) system, commercially known as the nanoDot™ dosemeter and the InLight® microStar reader, for personal and in vivo dose measurements in diagnostic radiology. The system characteristics, such as dose linearity, reade...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Wong JHD,Bakhsh M,Cheah YY,Jong WL,Khor JS,Ng KH

更新日期：2019-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography dose index w and dose length product were recorded for the purpose of developing diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for radiation dose optimisation. The study was conducted in three radiology departments with CT centres in Northern Nigeria. Data were collected from 54 consenting adult participants ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Garba I,Engel-Hills P,Davidson F,Tabari AM

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urine monitoring is the preferred method to determine exposure to soluble compounds of uranium in workplaces. The interpretation of uranium contents in workers bioassay samples requires knowledge on uranium excretion and its dependence on intake by diet. Exceptionally high concentrations of natural uranium in private ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Muikku M,Heikkinen T,Puhakainen M,Rahola T,Salonen L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the topics which forms part of CONRAD project addresses the problems related to the dosimetry of complex-mixed radiation fields at workplaces. This topic was included in work package (WP) 6. WP 6 was established to co-ordinate research activities in two areas:the development of new techniques and the improvemen...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Spurny F,Silari M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Full field digital mammography (FFDM) has advantages over screen-film mammography (SFM), but some important challenges remain. The first challenge is related to the specific characteristics of FFDM. It remains unclear, which shape and limiting values of the modulation transfer function have the most influence on the p...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Van Ongeval C,Bosmans H,Van Steen A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For more accurate assessments of the occupational exposure to radon for miners, the individual monitoring was conducted by using an improved passive integrating (222)Rn monitor. A total of 120 miners in 3 different kinds of mines were monitored throughout a year. The results showed that the individual exposure to rado...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Fan D,Zhuo W,Zhang Y

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：:An autonomous unmanned helicopter (AUH) survey is a useful tool for monitoring the distribution of ambient dose equivalent rates. However, the AUH survey method was developed for plane permeable fields such as agricultural land, and its applicability to urban areas is unclear. In this study, the applicability was inve...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Yoshimura K,Fujiwara K,Nakama S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:UVA wavelengths (320-400 nm) have been implicated in recent studies to contribute to melanoma induction and skin photoaging in humans and damage to plants. The use of smartphones in UVA observations is a way to supplement measurements made by traditional radiometric and spectroradiometric technology. Although the smar...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Igoe D,Parisi AV

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A follow-up study was taken up in a mineralised zone situated in Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, India, to investigate high values of radon concentrations reported in past studies as well to update the old radon data based on bare SSNTD technique. In the present investigation, the concentrations of indoor radon, ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bajwa BS,Singh P,Singh P,Saini K,Singh S,Sahoo BK,Sapra BK

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycrystalline CaSO4 powder, doped with different elements but mainly rare earths, is one of the most interesting thermoluminescent (TL) materials. Although many electron spin resonance (ESR) analyses have been reported for these materials few studies have been published about the potential of CaSO4 for ESR dosimetry...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： de Jesus EF,Rossi AM,Lopes RT

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:In IR procedures, in order to evaluate the effective dose, the importance of the double dosemeter has been recognised, one worn above and one under the apron. Over the last few decades several algorithms have been developed to combine the readings of the dosemeters, however currently there is no international consensu...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Negri P,Campi F,De Crescenzo S,Garlati L,Tambussi O

更新日期：2019-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to evaluate the dose performance of a flat-panel (FP) and an image intensifier (II) charge coupled device (CCD) digital fluoroscopy X-ray systems newly installed in an Interventional Cardiology (IC) department. Filter entrance dose rate, detector dose rate (during fluoroscopy) and filter e...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

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

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:Regional cooperation in radioactive waste management (RWM) in the Asian and Oceanic countries has been successfully developing for more than 20 y. At present, the Asian and Oceanic countries recognise that there are several projects under the regional cooperation, such as the Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia (FNC...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ya-anant N,Thiangtrongjit S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A device able to trap a liquid droplet in a host liquid in a metastable (superheated) state was developed for a better understanding of the operational principles and for an extension of the application of superheated drop detectors (SDDs). Droplets of trans-2-butene in a metastable state were exposed to Am-Be neutron...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Sawamura T,Joji T,Homma A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that there are great variations in radon concentrations in the soil gas on building sites. The concentration may sometimes vary by more than two orders of magnitude. The tectonic structure of the bedrock is one of the factors that influence the intensity of the radon outflow. The simple ARES geophysic...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Thinova L,Fronka A,Rovenska K

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doses received by Cuban population due to exposure to the environmental sources of radiation were studied for their evaluation. Estimations of doses from the different components of the total dose were obtained and published. From the results obtained estimations of total doses to Cuban population from environmental r...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Tomás Zerquera J,Prendes Alonso M,Díaz Rizo O

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:A full description of all possible nuclear reactions that take place in a macroscopic device can only be accomplished with a nuclear model code in combination with key experimental data. To address this issue, the authors demonstrate some of the capabilities of TALYS, a nuclear reaction program which simulates nuclear...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Koning AJ,Duijvestijn MC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An intercomparison exercise (IC) on whole body dosemeters to determine the quantity personal dose equivalent Hp (10) in photon radiation fields was jointly organised and conducted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) for individual...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Rizk C,Long S,Okyar HB,Baradaran S,Al Fares E,Sangau JK,Shah BR

更新日期：2019-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) 'dot' dosemeters (manufactured by Landauer®) are reported to have a high degree of environmental stability, high level of sensitivity and provide wide range of dose measuring capabilities from 0.05 mGy to 100 Gy. The optical read out method is fast and relatively simple and perm...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Timilsina B,Gesell TF

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many exposure scenarios to ionising radiation, the dose rate is not constant. Despite this, most in vitro studies aimed at investigating the effects of ionising radiation are carried out exposing samples at constant dose rates. Consequently, very little data exist on the biological effects of exposures to changing ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Brehwens K,Bajinskis A,Staaf E,Haghdoost S,Cederwall B,Wojcik A

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The individual monitoring service at the Helmholtz Zentrum München is currently developing a new eye lens dosemeter to be integrated in radiation protection glasses and a new ring dosemeter using a new BeOSL detector element for extremity dosimetry developed by Dosimetrics. In the design process for the new eye lens d...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Hoedlmoser H,Brönner J,Bandalo V,Wahl F,Greiter MB

更新日期：2019-12-23 00:00:00