A 3D In-Phantom Dosimetry System to Estimate the Effective Dose Equivalent
in Radiation Protection Dosimetry
March 1998; published online March 1998.
Journal Article. Subjects: nuclear chemistry, photochemistry, and radiation. 0 words.
A 3D in-phantom dosimetry system was designed and constructed to provide a means of accurately estimating the effective dose equivalent, HE, for neutron exposure in the workplace. A 40 cm x...
Aberration Correction in the Brewer Spectrophotometer
in Radiation Protection Dosimetry
September 2000; published online September 2000.
Journal Article. Subjects: nuclear chemistry, photochemistry, and radiation. 0 words.
The optical design of the Brewer Spectrophotometer has been optimised for measurements in the 300-320 nm wavelength range. An aberration resolution limit that is much less than the 0.6 nm...
Absolute measurement of activity of 198Au foils using the 4πβ–γ coincidence counting method and
corrections by the Monte Carlo simulation
in Radiation Protection Dosimetry
January 2012; published online March 2011.
Journal Article. Subjects: nuclear chemistry, photochemistry, and radiation. 2512 words.
The thermal neutron fluence rate is determined by the gold activation method. The absolute activity of the irradiated gold foil is measured by a 4πβ–γ coincidence counter. Using this method,...
Absolute measurements of radiation damage in nanometer-thick films
in Radiation Protection Dosimetry
September 2012; published online May 2012.
Journal Article. Subjects: nuclear chemistry, photochemistry, and radiation. 4941 words.
The problem of absolute measurements of radiation damage in films of nanometer thicknesses is addressed. Thin films of DNA (∼2–160 nm) are deposited onto glass substrates and irradiated with varying...
Absolute quantification of activity content from PET images using the Philips Gemini TF PET/CT system
in Radiation Protection Dosimetry
January 2010; published online March 2010.
Journal Article. Subjects: nuclear chemistry, photochemistry, and radiation. 2011 words.
Positron emission tomography combined with computed tomography (PET/CT) is a quantitative technique suitable for diagnostics and uptake measurements. The quantitative results can be used for the...
Absorbed dose assessment of cardiac and other tissues around the cardiovascular system in brachytherapy with 90Sr/90Y source by Monte Carlo simulation
in Radiation Protection Dosimetry
September 2011; published online August 2011.
Journal Article. Subjects: nuclear chemistry, photochemistry, and radiation. 1684 words.
Cardiac disease is one of the most important causes of death in the world. Coronary artery stenosis is a very common cardiac disease. Intravascular brachytherapy (IVBT) is one of the radiotherapy...
Absorbed dose conversion coefficients for embryo and foetus in neutron fields
in Radiation Protection Dosimetry
August 2007; published online May 2007.
Journal Article. Subjects: nuclear chemistry, photochemistry, and radiation. 2181 words.
The Monte Carlo code MCNPX has been used to determine mean absorbed doses to the embryo and foetus when the mother is exposed to neutron fields. There are situations, such as on-board aircraft,...
Absorbed dose determination with plane-parallel chambers
in Radiation Protection Dosimetry
September 2003; published online September 2003.
Journal Article. Subjects: nuclear chemistry, photochemistry, and radiation. 0 words.
According to IAEA TRS 398 recommendations the determination of absorbed dose with plane-parallel ionisation chambers calibrated in terms of NK,Q0 can be done using ND,W,Q0 = (MQ0free air/MQ0null...
The absorbed dose in femur exposed to diagnostic radiography
in Radiation Protection Dosimetry
May 2013; published online September 2012.
Journal Article. Subjects: nuclear chemistry, photochemistry, and radiation. 1927 words.
A femur phantom made of wax and a real human bone was used to study the dose during radiographical procedures. The depth dose inside the phantom was determined using DOSXYZnrc, a Monte...
Absorbed Dose Measurement and LET Determination with TLDs in Space
in Radiation Protection Dosimetry
July 1996.
Journal Article. Subjects: nuclear chemistry, photochemistry, and radiation. 0 words.
For determination of the average LET in complex mixed radiation fields, a new method was developed using the LET dependent changes of the peak height ratios in thermoluminescence glow curves...