1976 intercomparison of personnel dosimeters

Technical Report · Wed Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7232051· OSTI ID:7232051

Gilley, L. W.; Dickson, H. W.; Christian, D. J.

The second Personnel Dosimeter Intercomparison Study (PDIS) was conducted at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's DOSAR Facility during the period February 18-19, 1976. Eleven independent organizations participated in an intercomparison of neutron and gamma-ray dosimeters used for routine personnel dosimetry. The dosimeters, which were shipped to the DOSAR Facility, were exposed at the Health Physics Research Reactor to one of three ''standardized'' radiation fields which have been used for the past several years for intercomparing nuclear accident dosimeters. The results of PDIS reveal that estimates of dose equivalent vary over a wide range. For a given radiation field these dose estimates may vary by more than a factor of 2, indicating the need for continued evaluation of the response of personnel dosimeters used in mixed fields of neutron and gamma radiation.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn. (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 7232051
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-5672
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

440102* -- Radiation Instrumentation-- Radiation Dosemeters
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CALIBRATION
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DATA
DOSEMETERS
DOSIMETRY
GAMMA DOSIMETRY
INFORMATION
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NEUTRON DOSIMETRY
PERSONNEL DOSIMETRY