Abstract:
:The dosimetry for exposure to gamma radiation in the environment is reviewed, including the factors used to convert measurements of traceable quantities to effective dose equivalent. A value of 0.70 Sv Gy-1 is widely used to convert air kerma or absorbed dose-to-air to effective dose equivalent, but recent work shows that a value of 0.86 Sv Gy-1 is more appropriate for deposited radionuclides. The arguments are reviewed and the implications of using operational dose equivalent quantities defined by the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements are considered. For planar deposited sources in the environment, it is shown that the use of ambient dose equivalent quantities without applying conversion factors, could significantly overestimate effective dose equivalent. In contrast, the adoption of the new effective dose quantity defined by the International Commission on Radiological Protection in Publication 60 will have a small impact on conversion factors for gamma radiation in the environment. Practical aspects of measurement are also considered, and five instruments suitable for measuring environmental gamma radiation have been evaluated in the laboratory and in field tests. The instruments include models with scintillation detectors, a Geiger-Müller detector, and a high-pressure ionization chamber, the choice being influenced by those commonly used in European Community countries for routine and emergency monitoring. The main disadvantage of all the instruments is the lack of spectral information, so a straightforward emergency instrument capable of discriminating between natural and artificial radionuclides has also been evaluated.
journal_name
Health Physjournal_title
Health physicsauthors
Clark MJ,Burgess PH,McClure DRdoi
10.1097/00004032-199305000-00006subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1993-05-01 00:00:00pages
491-501issue
5eissn
0017-9078issn
1538-5159journal_volume
64pub_type
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