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Avoiding radiation exposure while training to locate a radioactive source: a virtual reality exercise

Creators

  • 1. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
  • 2. Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear, Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Description

A technician undergoing radioprotection training must learn to use radiation detectors. Practical exercises involve being near to radiation sources. The work here presented reduces the exposure to individuals using a virtual environment to achieve preliminary apprenticeship prior using real radioactive sources. (authors)

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Part of:
10. Latin American Regional Congress IRPA Protection and Radiation Safety

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (English)
Actas del 10. Congreso Regional Latinoamericano IRPA de Protección y Seguridad Radiológica

Identifiers

URL
http://www.irpabuenosaires2015.org/Archivos/tr-completos/;

Publishing Information

Imprint Title
10. Latin American Regional Congress IRPA Protection and Radiation Safety
Imprint Pagination
14 p.
Journal Page Range
8 p.
Report number
INIS-AR-A--27

Conference

Title
10. Latin American Regional Congress IRPA Protection and Radiation Safety
Original Conference Title
10. Congreso Regional Latinoamericano IRPA de Protección y Seguridad Radiológica
Dates
12-17 Apr 2015
Place
Buenos Aires (Argentina)

INIS

Country of Publication
Argentina
Country of Input or Organization
Argentina
INIS RN
49018071
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SOURCES; TRAINING
Descriptors DEC
DETECTION; DOSES; EDUCATION; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS

Optional Information

Notes
Published only in pdf form; 11 refs.; 4 figs. Imprint:Actas del 10. Congreso Regional Latinoamericano IRPA de Protecci#Latin Small Letter O With Acute#n y Seguridad Radiol#Latin Small Letter O With Acute#gica