abstract：:Costs related to the decommissioning of nuclear power plants create a significant financial burden for nuclear power plant operators. This article discusses the various methodologies employed by selected European countries for financing of the liabilities related to the nuclear power plant decommissioning. The article...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bemš J,Knápek J,Králík T,Hejhal M,Kubančák J,Vašíček J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupational radiological protection (RP) is still a challenge in several clinical practices. ICRP has included specific recommendations and advice for occupational protection in most of the documents published in recent years and its current programme of work includes the preparation of documents with specific conten...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Vano E

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to describe current risk management practices and policies across the world in relation to personal exposures from devices emitting radiofrequency fields, environmental exposures from fixed installations and exposures in the work environment. Data from 86 countries representing all WHO regions were col...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Dhungel A,Zmirou-Navier D,van Deventer E

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The central motto 'Radiation Protection Culture-A Global Challenge' of the fourth European IRPA Congress is discussed on the basis of the IRPA Guiding Principles Establishing a Radiation Protection Culture and the contributions presented in the plenary sessions of the conference. ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Michel R,Henrichs K,Wernli C

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Work is presented on the development of a retrospective/fortuitous accident dosimetry service using optically stimulated luminescence of resistors found in mobile phones to determine the doses of radiation to members of the public following a radiological accident or terrorist incident. The system is described and dis...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Smith RW,Eakins JS,Hager LG,Rothkamm K,Tanner RJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A thermoluminescence (TL) study relevant to radiation dosimetry has been carried out for X-ray irradiated biotite mineral under un-annealed and different annealed (473, 573, 673 and 773 K) conditions. Some significant variations in dosimetric characteristics have been observed with annealing treatment. Due to generati...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kalita JM,Wary G

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-energy neutrons (>10 MeV) contribute substantially to the dose fraction but result in only a small or negligible response in most conventional moderated-type neutron detectors. Neutron dosemeters used for radiation protection purpose are commonly calibrated with (252)Cf neutron sources and are used in various wor...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Lee KW,Sheu RJ

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In preparation of a large European epidemiological study on the relation between eye lens dose and the occurrence of lens opacities, the European ELDO project focused on the development of practical methods to estimate retrospectively cumulative eye lens dose for interventional medical professionals exposed to radiati...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Farah J,Struelens L,Auvinen A,Jacob S,Koukorava C,Schnelzer M,Vanhavere F,Clairand I

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The electrochemical etching (ECE) method enlarges charged particle tracks to enhance its applications in particular in health physics and radiation dosimetry. The ECE method is usually based on using a high frequency-high voltage (HF-HV) generator with 250-µm-thick polycarbonate track detectors (PCTDs). The authors' r...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Sohrabi M,Ramezani V

更新日期：2015-04-01 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 'moving-target' method for characterising background in a counting measurement in which the instantaneous background count rate is a function of time, rather than being fixed, is proposed. This model treats the average Poisson mean in observation period P as coming from a gamma distribution with parameters αP and βP...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Klumpp J,Miller G,Brandl A

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current revision of the Swiss Radiological Protection Ordinance aims to bring Swiss legislation in line with new international standards. In future, the control of radon exposure in dwellings will be based on a reference level of 300 Bq m(-3). Since this value is exceeded in >10 % of the buildings so far investiga...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Palacios Gruson M,Barazza F,Murith C,Ryf S

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fast assessment of the dose received by exposed persons is crucial in radiological accidents, so the 48 h of cell culture in conventional cytogenetic dosimetry in addition to some limitations after high doses becomes a disadvantage. The premature chromosome condensation (PCC) assay permits to analyse enough cells ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Romero I,Lamadrid AI,González JE,García O,Voisin P,Roy L

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to compare dose estimates from electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) dosimetry with teeth and cytogenetic dosimetry with blood lymphocytes for 30 victims of radiation accidents. The whole-body exposures estimated by tooth enamel EPR dosimetry were ranging from 0.01 to 9.3 Gy. Study group com...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Khvostunov IK,Ivannikov AI,Skvortsov VG,Nugis VY,Golub EV

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The methods of the dark signal determination by direct contemporaneous measurements using a light spectrum and modelling of the dark signal based on the dark signal characterisation data were discussed. These techniques were tested with two charge-couple detectors (CCD) array spectroradiometers used in solar UVR measu...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Baczynska KA,Khazova M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of exposure to extremely low-frequency (ELF) magnetic fields using broadband measurement techniques gives satisfactory results when the field has essentially a single frequency. Nevertheless, magnetic fields are in most cases distorted by harmonic components. This work analyses the harmonic components o...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Paniagua JM,Rufo M,Jiménez A,Pachón FT,Carrero J

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physical data regarding bremsstrahlung and neutrons produced in a steel shield by high-energy electron beams from a medical linear accelerator were investigated. These data are required to allow the accurate prediction of shielding performance for high-energy electron beams and in the design of radiotherapy facili...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Fujita Y,Myojoyama A,Saitoh H

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classical methods of assessing the uncertainty associated with radiation doses estimated using cytogenetic techniques are now extremely well defined. However, several authors have suggested that a Bayesian approach to uncertainty estimation may be more suitable for cytogenetic data, which are inherently stochastic in ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Ainsbury EA,Vinnikov VA,Puig P,Higueras M,Maznyk NA,Lloyd DC,Rothkamm K

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

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：:The occupational annual dose levels, encountered at fabrication of emerging nuclear fuels, have been studied. Emerging fuels for the single and multiple recycling of Pu and MA have resulted in considerably higher gamma and neutron doses in comparison with commercial fuels. The occupational dose limit is exceeded at fa...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Nicolaou G

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The internal dosimetry computer program internal dose assessment by computer (IDAC) for calculations of absorbed doses to organs and tissues as well as effective doses to patients from examinations with radiopharmaceuticals has been developed. The new version, IDAC2.0, incorporates the International Commission on Radi...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Andersson M,Johansson L,Minarik D,Mattsson S,Leide-Svegborn S

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estimation of the surface dose is very important for patients undergoing radiation therapy. The purpose of this study is to investigate the dose at the surface of a water phantom at a depth of 0.007 cm as recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection and International Commission on Radiation U...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Alashrah S,Kandaiya S,Maalej N,El-Taher A

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radon concentrations in soil-gas and water samples (in the form of springs, catchment, tap, thermal) used as drinking water or thermal were measured using a professional radon monitor AlphaGUARD PQ 2000PRO. The measured radon concentrations in water samples ranged from 0.32 to 88.22 Bq l(-1). Most of radon levels ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Koray A,Akkaya G,Kahraman A,Kaynak G

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Design principles for sub-slab depressurisation systems recently used in the Czech Republic for remediating existing buildings are described. Results of an efficiency analysis performed on the basis of data from >60 single-family houses are presented. It was found out that the efficiency varies between 70 and 98 %, wh...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Jiránek M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the framework of the European Metrological Research Program (EMRP) IND04 MetroMetal 'Ionizing radiation metrology for the metallurgical industry', joint research carried out by 14 metrological institutions from countries within the European Union and the company ENVINET, questions concerning the determination o...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Tecl J,Solc J,Kovar P,Bunata M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of 10 MeV high-current electron beams accelerated by the M-30 microtron on the luminescent properties of the α-Al₂O₃, Al₂O₃:Nb and Al₂O₃:Fe crystals has been studied. The effect of the long-term phosphorescence at room temperature has been found that can be used to monitor electron and gamma accelerator ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Maslyuk VT,Megela IG,Okunieva TO,Pekar JM,Pekar VJ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study concerns measurements of radon emissions from soil carried out during March to July 2013 at Chite fault in Aizawl district, Mizoram, India. In this study, continuous radon monitoring in soil was done by using LR-115 type II nuclear track detector (Kodak-Pathe, France make), and the exposed films were...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Singh S,Jaishi H,Tiwari RP,Tiwari RC

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A micro-gap air-filled ionisation chamber was designed for criticality dosimetry. The special feature of the chamber is its very small gap between electrodes of only 0.3 mm. This prevents ion recombination at high dose rates and minimises the influence of gas on secondary particles spectrum. The electrodes are made of...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Murawski Ł,Zielczyński M,Golnik N,Gryziński MA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutron emission rate measurements have been carried out at the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science using a manganese sulphate bath system for (252)Cf and (241)Am-Be sources since 2004. The relative measurement method was chosen in 2012, and the neutron emission rates agreed with those by the absolute me...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Kim J,Park H,Choi KO

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue-equivalent proportional counters (TEPCs) are widely used in experimental microdosimetry for characterising the radiation quality in radiation protection and radiation therapy environments. Generally, TEPCs are filled with tissue-equivalent gas mixtures, at low gas pressure, to simulate tissue site sizes similar...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Chiriotti S,Moro D,Conte V,Colautti P,D'Agostino E,Sterpin E,Vynckier S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the framework of the EURADOS Working Group 11, a comparison of passive neutron dosemeters in high-energy neutron fields was organised in 2011. The aim of the exercise was to evaluate the response of poly-allyl-glycol-carbonate neutron dosemeters from various European dosimetry laboratories to high-energy neutro...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Trompier F,Boschung M,Buffler A,Domingo C,Cale E,Chevallier MA,Esposito A,Ferrarini M,Geduld DR,Hager L,Hohmann E,Mayer S,Musso A,Romero-Esposito M,Röttger S,Smit FD,Sashala Naik A,Tanner R,Wissmann F,Caresana M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developments in hadron therapy require efforts to improve the accuracy of the dose delivered to a target volume. Here, the determination of the absorbed dose under reference conditions was analysed. Based on the International Atomic Energy Agency TRS-398 code of practice, for hadron beams, the combined standard uncert...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Rossomme S,Palmans H,Thomas R,Lee N,Duane S,Bailey M,Shipley D,Bertrand D,Romano F,Cirrone P,Cuttone G,Vynckier S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The SCK·CEN has carried out neutron field characterisation campaigns at several nuclear reactors. The main goal of these measurement campaigns was to evaluate the performance of different neutron personal dosemeters. To be able to evaluate the performance of neutron personal dosemeters in terms of Hp(10), knowledge of...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Cauwels V,Vanhavere F,Reginatto M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen-filled proportional counters perform well as neutron spectrometers in the energy region from a few tens of keV up to ∼1.5 MeV. Unfortunately, gamma rays also generate signals in these detectors. It is possible in principle to distinguish the two types of event via the rise time of their respective signal puls...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Hawkes NP,Roberts NJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monte Carlo simulations were used to assess secondary neutron doses received by patients treated with proton therapy for ocular melanoma and craniopharyngioma. MCNPX calculations of out-of-field doses were done for ∼20 different organs considering realistic treatment plans and using computational phantoms representati...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Farah J,Sayah R,Martinetti F,Donadille L,Lacoste V,Hérault J,Delacroix S,Nauraye C,Vabre I,Lee C,Bolch WE,Clairand I

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radiation therapy carried out by means of heavy charged particles (such as carbon ions) and neutrons is rapidly becoming widespread worldwide. The success of these radiation therapies relies on the high density of energy released by these particles or by secondary particles produced after primary interaction with ...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Marrale M,Longo A,Barbon A,Brustolon M,Brai M

更新日期：2014-10-01 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：: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：:The Schauinsland inter-calibration facility (INTERCAL) has been designed to enable long-term comparison experiments for 20 different dose rate probes from different networks. Two reference probes characterised by the European Radiation Dosimetry WG3 inter-calibration experiments in 2008 and 2009 have been installed at...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Bleher M,Doll H,Harms W,Stöhlker U

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the 7th European Conference on Protection Against Radon at Home and at Work held in the autumn of 2013 in Prague, the second intercomparison of measuring instruments for radon and its short-lived decay products and the first intercomparison of radon/thoron gas discriminative passive detectors in mix field of ra...

journal_title：Radiation protection dosimetry

authors： Jílek K,Hýža M,Kotík L,Thomas J,Tomášek L

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00