Published January 1997
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Journal article
ESR dosimetry of a deceased radiation worker
- 1. Osaka City Univ. (Japan). Faculty of Science
- 2. National Radiological Protection Board, Chilton (United Kingdom)
Description
A case of overexposure of an industrial radiographer using 192Ir sources and having a filmbadge dosimeter record of 104 mSv has been examined with ESR dosimetry of postmortem tooth and bone specimens. ESR measurements of the tooth enamel showed an intense signal of CO2- and gave the equivalent dose (ED) of 14 Gy by the additive dose method using γ-rays from a source of 60Co. The doses for a finger bone and humerus were 14.7 and 7.0 Gy, respectively. It was concluded that he had been exposed to radiation repeatedly over 10 yr and that ESR dosimetry can give a life-long cumulative dose for personnel using radiation. (Author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Applied Radiation and Isotopes
- Journal Volume
- 47
- Journal Issue
- 11-12
- Journal Page Range
- p. 1341-1344.
- ISSN
- 0969-8043
- CODEN
- ARISEF
Conference
- Title
- 4. international symposium on ESR dosimetry and applications.
- Dates
- 15-19 May 1995.
- Place
- Munich (Germany).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 28025383
- Subject category
- S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOLOGICAL DOSEMETERS; CUMULATIVE RADIATION EFFECTS; DOSE EQUIVALENTS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; PERSONNEL DOSIMETRY; RADIOLOGICAL PERSONNEL; SKELETON; TEETH
- Descriptors DEC
- BODY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DOSEMETERS; DOSIMETRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; ORAL CAVITY; ORGANS; PERSONNEL; RADIATION EFFECTS; RESONANCE