Dose equivalent neutron dosimeter
A neutron dosimeter is disclosed which provides a single measurements indicating the amount of potential biological damage resulting from the neutron exposure of the wearer, for a wide range of neutron energies. The dosimeter includes a detecting sheet of track etch detecting material such as a carbonate plastic, for detecting higher energy neutrons, and a radiator layer containing conversion material such as 6li and 10b lying adjacent to the detecting sheet for converting moderate energy neutrons to alpha particles that produce tracks in the adjacent detecting sheet. The density of conversion material in the radiator layer is of an amount which is chosen so that the density of tracks produced in the detecting sheet is proportional to the biological damage done by neutrons, regardless of whether the tracks are produced as the result of moderate energy neutrons striking the radiator layer or as the result of higher energy neutrons striking the sheet of track etch material.
- Assignee:
- Dept. Of Energy
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4381454
- OSTI ID:
- 6003396
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
DESIGN
DOSE EQUIVALENTS
DOSEMETERS
DOSIMETRY
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MONITORING
NEUTRON DOSIMETRY
PARTICLE TRACKS
PERSONNEL DOSIMETRY
PERSONNEL MONITORING
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION MONITORING