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Title: Skin dose measurement with MICROSPEC-2{trademark}

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/532502· OSTI ID:532502
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States). Health Physics Measurements Group
  2. Bubble Technology Industries, Chalk River, Ontario (Canada)

For many years, the Eberline HP-260{trademark} beta detectors were used for skin dose measurements at Los Alamos National Laboratory. This detector does not measure the beta spectrum and the skin dose can only be determined if the contaminating radioactive isotope is known. A new product MICROSPEC-2{trademark}, has been developed which consists of a small portable computer with a multichannel analyzer and a beta probe consisting of a phoswich detector. The system measures the beta spectrum and automatically folds in the beta fluence-to-dose conversion function to yield the skin dose.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
532502
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-97-2396; CONF-9706122-1; ON: DE97008620; TRN: 97:019463
Resource Relation:
Conference: 42. annual meeting of the Health Physics Society, San Antonio, TX (United States), 29 Jun - 3 Jul 1997; Other Information: PBD: [1997]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English