A DISCUSSION ON ISSUES WITH RADON IN DRINKING WATER.

abstract：:The thermoluminescence (TL) of LiF:Mg,Ti has been studied using a high resolution CCD spectrophotometer, which simultaneously measures the emission intensity and the emission spectrum as a function of sample temperature. Computerised deconvolution was used to resolve the emission spectrum into individual Gaussian band...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Biderman S,Horowitz Y,Oster L

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A methodology for the evaluation of skin dose distribution and possible skin injuries on patients undergoing interventional procedures has been developed as part of the European DIMOND programme. Relevant dosimetric data from the procedures are recorded and other specific measurements for skin dose evaluation (slow fi...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Vano E,Gonzalez L,Guibelalde E,Aviles P,Fernandez JM,Prieto C,Galvan C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shin Kori unit 3 of Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. is the pressurized water reactor of advanced power reactor 1400 (APR1400) in the Republic of Korea. A hypothetical accident was assumed for Shin Kori unit 3 to perform the time-dependent dose calculations along with the release rates of radionuclides to the environ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Uddin GMB,Kim J

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative analysis of radiation doses determined by tooth enamel electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and by an acknowledged analytical method is performed for individual doses and for average doses in population of some settlements of the Bryansk region (Russia), which have been contaminated after t...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ivannikov AI,Skvortsov VG,Stepanenko VF,Zhumadilov KSh

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In circumstances of inhalation exposure the radiotoxicity of radionuclide depends on the fractional deposition of inhaled activity, which is governed by the aerodynamic characteristics of the particles. Although International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) provides default size distribution parameters fo...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Shailesh M,Das T,Prabhat M,Kolekar RV,Gopalakrishnan RK

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is shown how the decision threshold, the detection limit and the limits of a coverage interval - summarily called the characteristic limits - and, in addition, the best estimate and the associated standard uncertainty of a non-negative radiation measurand are to be calculated by using the Monte Carlo (MC) method in...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Weise K,Kanisch G,Michel R,Schläger M,Schrammel D,Täschner M

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stringent standards of hygiene must be applied in medical institutions, especially at operating blocks or during interventional radiology procedures. Medical equipment, including personal dosemeters that have to be worn by medical staff during such procedures, needs therefore to be sterilised. In this study, the effec...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kopeć R,Bubak A,Budzanowski M,Sas-Bieniarz A,Szumska A

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study examines the energy-loss mechanism of charged particles in organic solids as determined by the inelastic interactions with the electronic sub-system of the target. The dielectric approach was applied to non-conducting valence electrons while an appropriate binary collision theory was used for core-el...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Emfietzoglou D

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two counting techniques are proposed in this paper to estimate thoron ((220)Rn) concentration using a Lucas scintillation cell. The alpha activity build-up inside the cell is calculated theoretically by using Bateman equations. The first method is having a minimum detection limit of 325 Bq m(-3) and can be used for th...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Sumesh CG,Kumar AV,Nair RN,Tripathi RM,Puranik VD

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Composite neutron scintillators consisting of neutron-insensitive fluorescent dopant particles (e.g. ZnS:Ag) embedded in a matrix material containing isotopes with high neutron cross sections that emit energetic charged particles (e.g. 6Li) are a popular method for neutron detection in a variety of applications. The s...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Stephan AC,Dai S,Wallace SA,Miller LF

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eyeglass lenses are commonly composed of allyl-diglycol carbonate (CR-39), an alpha-particle detecting plastic, thus making such lenses personal radon dosemeters. Samples of such lenses have been obtained, etched to reveal that radon and radon progeny alpha tracks can be seen in abundance, and sensitivities have been ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Fleischer RL,Meyer NR,Hadley SA,MacDonald J,Cavallo A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present paper, we report the indigenous development of a neutron-sensitive thermoluminescent dosemeter (TLD) based on CaSO4:Dy Teflon TL disc. The study includes indigenous development of a neutron dosemeter and its response in terms of operational quantity to different energies of neutrons under various irradi...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bakshi AK,Pradhan AS,Kher RK,Srivastava K,Varadharajan G,Chatterjee S,Sathian V

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simulated-data internal dosimetry cases for use in intercomparison exercises or as a software verification and validation tool have been published on the internet (www.lanl.gov/bayesian/software Bayesian software package II). A user may validate their internal dosimetry code or method using this simulated bioassay dat...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Miller G,Bertelli L,Little T,Guilmette RA

更新日期：2007-01-01 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：:EURADOS working group on 'Internal Dosimetry (WG7)' represents a frame to develop activities in the field of internal exposures as coordinated actions on quality assurance (QA), research and training. The main tasks to carry out are the update of the IDEAS Guidelines as a reference document for the internal dosimetry ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Lopez MA,Balásházy I,Bérard P,Blanchardon E,Breustedt B,Broggio D,Castellani CM,Franck D,Giussani A,Hurtgen C,James AC,Klein W,Kramer GH,Li WB,Marsh JW,Malatova I,Nosske D,Oeh U,Pan G,Puncher M,Peixoto Telles P,

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of various experiments which characterise the optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) signals from polymineral fine grains of a Martian soil simulant sample (JSC Mars-1) are presented. The blue-green stimulated luminescence signal has greater thermal stability than the infrared stimulated luminescence sign...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Banerjee D,Blair M,Lepper K,McKeever SW

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present work aims to assess the effective doses from long-term continual radon monitoring in six European caves (Slovenia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic), including influencing environmental factors. Caves are important radiation protection subjects because of elevated radon activity concentration (~kBq/m3), mos...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ambrosino F,Thinová L,Briestenský M,Sabbarese C

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:For an accurate determination of the absorbed doses in complex radiation fields (e.g. mixed neutron-gamma fields), a better interpretation of the response of ionisation chambers is required. This study investigates a model of the ionisation chambers using a different approach, analysing the collected charge per minute...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Roca A,Nievaart VA,Moss RL,Stecher-Rasmussen F,Zamfir NV

更新日期：2008-01-01 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 new recommendation issued by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) introducing a 20-mSv annual dose limit for the eye lens stimulated an interesting debate among the radiation protection community. In the present work the problem of estimating Hp(3) for neutron realistic workplace spectra ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ferrari P,Gualdrini G,Tanner R,Fantuzzi E

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this work is to obtain fluence to effective dose conversion coefficients for neutron point sources, using the GEANT4 toolkit. These calculations aim to investigate the aspects of neutron transport in the human body through Monte Carlo simulation using the International Commission on Radiological Prote...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ribeiro RM,Souza-Santos D

更新日期：2018-08-01 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 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

abstract：:Image viewing and processing software in computed radiography manipulates image contrast in such a way that all relevant image features are rendered to an appropriate degree of visibility, and improves image quality using enhancement algorithms. The purpose of this study was to investigate procedures for the quality a...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Efstathopoulos EP,Benekos O,Molfetas M,Charou E,Kottou S,Argentos S,Kelekis NL

更新日期：2005-01-01 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：:One source of background signals, which are non-radiation related, is the reader system and it includes dark current, external contaminants and electronic spikes. These factors can induce signals equivalent to several hundredths of mSv. Mostly, the effects are minimised by proper design of the TLD reader, but some eff...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： German U,Weinstein M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dependence of the doses on solar activity for intermediate levels of the solar modulation parameter has been studied by means of simulations carried out by the Monte Carlo transport code FLUKA. The vertical cut-off rigidities investigated lie between 0.4 and 6.1 GV. The calculated results show that the linear depe...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ferrari A,Pellicioni M,Rancati T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiation protection in medicine is becoming more and more important with increasing wider use of X-rays, documentation of effects besides the potential for long-term carcinogenic effects. With computed tomography (CT) likely to become sub-mSv in coming years, positron emission tomography (PET), single photon emission...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Rehani MM

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the findings of the radiation situation analysis on-site near Sysoeva and Razbojnik Bays. The results of radiation monitoring performed by radiological laboratory of DalRAO and studies performed by the experts from the Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Centre have been used in the course of an...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Shandala NK,Kiselev SM,Lucyanec AI,Titov AV,Seregin VA,Isaev DV,Akhromeev SV

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper the effect of treatment room and maze layout on the photoneutron and capture gamma dose equivalent in the maze was studied. MCNPX Monte Carlo (MC) code was used to simulate the Varian 2100 C/D Clinac 18 MV and four different room layouts. Two analytical methods, Wu-McGinley and McGinley, were used for do...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Mesbahi A,Ghiasi H,Mahdavi SR

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00