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Intercomparison of personal radiation monitoring services in the Asia/Pacific Region

Abstract

The Australian Radiation Laboratory in 1991 conducted an International Intercomparison of Personal Radiation Monitoring Services in the Asia/Pacific region. Twenty nine organisations from sixteen countries took part in the study, with the People`s Republic of China having the greatest number of participants. Both thermoluminescent dosemeters (TLD) and conventional film badge dosemeters were submitted for evaluation. The intercomparison involved participants submitting 25 dosemeters including transit controls to the Australian Radiation Laboratory for exposure. Seven radiation beams of varying beam quality were used. Both film dosemeters and TLDs were irradiated with {sup 137}Cs gamma rays, X-rays, X-rays and 2.0 MeV maximum energy beta rays from a {sup 90}Sr/{sup 90}Y source. Seventeen dosemeters were exposed to the photon beams at normal incidence, four at a time, on a slab phantom made from a 5.5 cm thick perspex block backed by 20 cm of paper. Two dosemeters were exposed to beta rays at normal incidence. The delivered dose equivalents were in the range 0.2 to 2 mSv. Participants were requested to assess their dosemeters in terms of the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) new operational quantities for personal monitoring, namely the individual dose equivalent, superficial H{sub 2}(0.07) and individual dose equivalent,  More>>
Publication Date:
Oct 01, 1992
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
ARL-TR-110
Reference Number:
SCA: 560101; PA: AIX-25:002770; EDB-94:015330; ERA-19:005369; NTS-94:014063; SN: 93001120305
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Oct 1992
Subject:
61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; PERSONNEL DOSIMETRY; INTERLABORATORY COMPARISONS; RADIATION MONITORING; DOSE EQUIVALENTS; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; BETA DOSIMETRY; CHINA; DATA COVARIANCES; EVALUATED DATA; GAMMA DOSIMETRY; HUMAN FACTORS; ICRU; NUMERICAL DATA; PHANTOMS; PHOTON BEAMS; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIATION DOSE UNITS; X-RAY DOSIMETRY; 560101; DOSIMETRY AND MONITORING
OSTI ID:
10109584
Research Organizations:
Australian Radiation Lab., Melbourne, VIC (Australia)
Country of Origin:
Australia
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE94609000; TRN: AU9313512002770
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
48 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

Citation Formats

Young, J G, and Hargrave, N J. Intercomparison of personal radiation monitoring services in the Asia/Pacific Region. Australia: N. p., 1992. Web.
Young, J G, & Hargrave, N J. Intercomparison of personal radiation monitoring services in the Asia/Pacific Region. Australia.
Young, J G, and Hargrave, N J. 1992. "Intercomparison of personal radiation monitoring services in the Asia/Pacific Region." Australia.
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title = {Intercomparison of personal radiation monitoring services in the Asia/Pacific Region}
author = {Young, J G, and Hargrave, N J}
abstractNote = {The Australian Radiation Laboratory in 1991 conducted an International Intercomparison of Personal Radiation Monitoring Services in the Asia/Pacific region. Twenty nine organisations from sixteen countries took part in the study, with the People`s Republic of China having the greatest number of participants. Both thermoluminescent dosemeters (TLD) and conventional film badge dosemeters were submitted for evaluation. The intercomparison involved participants submitting 25 dosemeters including transit controls to the Australian Radiation Laboratory for exposure. Seven radiation beams of varying beam quality were used. Both film dosemeters and TLDs were irradiated with {sup 137}Cs gamma rays, X-rays, X-rays and 2.0 MeV maximum energy beta rays from a {sup 90}Sr/{sup 90}Y source. Seventeen dosemeters were exposed to the photon beams at normal incidence, four at a time, on a slab phantom made from a 5.5 cm thick perspex block backed by 20 cm of paper. Two dosemeters were exposed to beta rays at normal incidence. The delivered dose equivalents were in the range 0.2 to 2 mSv. Participants were requested to assess their dosemeters in terms of the International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU) new operational quantities for personal monitoring, namely the individual dose equivalent, superficial H{sub 2}(0.07) and individual dose equivalent, penetrating H{sub p}(10). Copies of the intercomparison questionnaire and summary of some of the participants replies are included in the Appendixes. 25 refs., 6 tabs., 7 figs.}
place = {Australia}
year = {1992}
month = {Oct}
}