RESPONSE OF CURRENT PHOTON PERSONAL DOSEMETERS TO NEW OPERATIONAL QUANTITIES.
Journal
Radiation protection dosimetry
ISSN: 1742-3406
Titre abrégé: Radiat Prot Dosimetry
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8109958
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 Aug 2020
03 Aug 2020
Historique:
received:
22
04
2020
revised:
11
05
2020
accepted:
13
05
2020
pubmed:
5
6
2020
medline:
24
6
2021
entrez:
5
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The ICRU proposed new operational quantities, which are defined in close relation to effective dose and absorbed dose. Most of the current personal dosemeters were designed to measure personal dose equivalents. Because of differences between the new and old quantities, the existing dosemeters may not be ideal for measurements of the new quantities, personal dose, Hp, and absorbed dose in local skin, Dp local skin. For photon radiation sources, we investigated relative responses of the current personal dosemeters with respect to the measurement of the new quantities. Introduction of the new quantities into practice will require some changes in practical radiation protection. A recalibration of the current dosemeters will be essential for Hp measurements in higher photon energy region (>50 keV). For lower photon energies, a redesign of specific evaluation algorithms will be necessary. For purposes of Dp local skin measurements the dosemeters do not require any fundamental changes.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32494813
pii: 5850960
doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncaa078
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
45-57Informations de copyright
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