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Validation of a label dosimeter with regard to dose assurance in critical applications as quarantine control

Abstract

A `label dosimeter` (dose-threshold indicator) for dose ranges of insect disinfestation became commercially available only recently. It was studied for dosimetric (metrological) properties elsewhere. The fundamental problem of its application in practice is the relation between the dose observed at a reference position and the critical minimum dose achieved in a consignment. For this reason several irradiation geometries (relations between the arrangement of the goods during irradiation and the type of the radiation source, gamma, electrons, X-rays) were studied. The observed dose distributions revealed the difficulty that for any such geometry a `label dosimeter` with a specific but differing threshold dose-value must be utilized in order to guarantee the adherence to the required minimum dose value. The `label dosimeter` must be placed at a position where the minimum dose is likely to occur. In situations where the position of the minimum dose is not accessible extrapolation from the dose observed at a reference position is less reliable. (author) 6 refs, 5 figs, 1 tab
Authors:
Ehlermann, D A.E. [1] 
  1. Institute of Process Engineering, Federal Research Centre for Nutrition, Karlsruhe (Germany)
Publication Date:
Mar 01, 1999
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
IAEA-TECDOC-1070; CONF-981165-; IAEA-SM-356
Reference Number:
SCA: 440102; 070205; PA: AIX-30:019789; EDB-99:051517; SN: 99002090856
Resource Relation:
Conference: Symposium on techniques for high dose dosimetry in industry, agriculture and medicine, Vienna (Austria), 2-5 Nov 1998; Other Information: DN: 6 refs, 5 figs, 1 tab; PBD: Mar 1999; Related Information: Is Part Of Techniques for high dose dosimetry in industry, agriculture and medicine. Proceedings of a symposium; PB: 359 p.
Subject:
44 INSTRUMENTATION, INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS; 07 ISOTOPE AND RADIATION SOURCE TECHNOLOGY; CALIBRATION; CHEMICAL DOSEMETERS; CONFIGURATION; FILMS; IRRADIATION DEVICES; MEASURING METHODS; PERFORMANCE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOSTERILIZATION
OSTI ID:
340062
Research Organizations:
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria)
Country of Origin:
IAEA
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 1011-4289; Other: ON: DE99621747; TRN: XA9949734019789
Availability:
INIS; OSTI as DE99621747
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
pp. 265-270
Announcement Date:
May 26, 1999

Citation Formats

Ehlermann, D A.E. Validation of a label dosimeter with regard to dose assurance in critical applications as quarantine control. IAEA: N. p., 1999. Web.
Ehlermann, D A.E. Validation of a label dosimeter with regard to dose assurance in critical applications as quarantine control. IAEA.
Ehlermann, D A.E. 1999. "Validation of a label dosimeter with regard to dose assurance in critical applications as quarantine control." IAEA.
@misc{etde_340062,
title = {Validation of a label dosimeter with regard to dose assurance in critical applications as quarantine control}
author = {Ehlermann, D A.E.}
abstractNote = {A `label dosimeter` (dose-threshold indicator) for dose ranges of insect disinfestation became commercially available only recently. It was studied for dosimetric (metrological) properties elsewhere. The fundamental problem of its application in practice is the relation between the dose observed at a reference position and the critical minimum dose achieved in a consignment. For this reason several irradiation geometries (relations between the arrangement of the goods during irradiation and the type of the radiation source, gamma, electrons, X-rays) were studied. The observed dose distributions revealed the difficulty that for any such geometry a `label dosimeter` with a specific but differing threshold dose-value must be utilized in order to guarantee the adherence to the required minimum dose value. The `label dosimeter` must be placed at a position where the minimum dose is likely to occur. In situations where the position of the minimum dose is not accessible extrapolation from the dose observed at a reference position is less reliable. (author) 6 refs, 5 figs, 1 tab}
place = {IAEA}
year = {1999}
month = {Mar}
}