Neutron dosimetry with the ORNL badge

Technical Report · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5232108· OSTI ID:5232108

Berger, C. D.; Lane, B. H.

The ORNL red-dot badge was designed to provide radiation dose estimation for personnel working in neutron, gamma, and mixed-field environments. The primary quantitative radiation-sensing components in the red-dot badge are TLDs, used to measure direct neutron, gamma, and albedo neutron response. The TLDs were calibrated with radium gammas and HPRR-generated neutrons. In this study, the badge is used as a crude spectrometer as well as a dosimeter. Intercomparison results from the Tenth PDIS are favorable, as would be expected since the exposures in the intercomparison were from the same source as the original calibrations. Other neutron- and gamma-emitting sources are being sought in order to confirm the sensitivity of the red-dot badge in a wide range of radiation environments. Whenever possible, dosimeter calibration factors should be determined from independent measurements of neutron spectral quality.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5232108
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-9450; ON: DE85018147
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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