Limitations of commonly used thick-element personal dosimeters

Conference · Sat Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6411318

Gupta, V P

In the ANSI Standard N13.11, accepted in June 1982, radiation dose depths of 1.0 cm and 0.007 cm in tissue for protection dosimetry have been adopted for deep and shallow dose equivalent estimations respectively. This standard is presently used for a mandatory personnel dosimetry performance testing program in the United States. Estimation of shallow-dose equivalent using a two-element dosimeter is described under the guidelines of this standard and the dosimetry practices followed by most dosimeter processors. A mathematical formulation, correlating a dosimeter response and shallow-dose equivalent factors at different energies, is presented. Also, the performance of a two-element thermoluminescent dosimeter is examined and the shallow-dose equivalent response results, both for the beta particles and photons, are discussed.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-76ID01570
• OSTI ID: 6411318
• Report Number(s): EGG-M-31082; CONF-830204-9; ON: DE83008613
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY
655003* -- Medical Physics-- Dosimetry
BETA PARTICLES
CALIBRATION
CHARGED PARTICLES
DOSE EQUIVALENTS
DOSEMETERS
DOSIMETRY
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
GAMMA RADIATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LUMINESCENT DOSEMETERS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PERSONNEL DOSIMETRY
RADIATIONS
STANDARDS
TESTING
THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSEMETERS