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Brazilian gamma-neutron dosemeter: Response to 241AmBe and 252Cf neutron sources

Creators

  • 1. PRO-RAD Consultores em Radioprotecao S/S Ltda, Rua Ruy Barbosa, 118, 94920-510 Cachoeirinha/RS (Brazil)
  • 2. Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares-IPEN/CNEN-SP, Av. Lineu Prestes, 2242, 05508-000 Sao Paulo/SP (Brazil)

Description

With the aim of improving the monitoring of workers potentially exposed to neutron radiation in Brazil, the IPEN/CNEN-SP in association with PRO-RAD designed and developed a passive individual gamma-neutron mixed-field dosemeter calibrated to be used to 241AmBe sources. To verify the dosimetry system response to different neutron spectra, prototypes were irradiated with a 252Cf source and evaluated using the dose-calculation algorithm developed for 241AmBe sources. (authors)

Availability note (English)

Available from doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncq550

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1093/rpd/ncq550;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiation Protection Dosimetry
Journal Volume
144
Journal Issue
1-4
Journal Page Range
p. 215-217
ISSN
0144-8420

Conference

Title
European conference on individual monitoring of ionising radiation
Acronym
IM2010
Dates
8-12 Mar 2010
Place
Athens (Greece)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
43077473
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
AMERICIUM; BERYLLIUM; CALIFORNIUM 252; DOSEMETERS; DOSES; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA RADIATION; NEUTRON SOURCES; NEUTRON SPECTRA; NEUTRONS; RADIATION DOSE UNITS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION
Descriptors DEC
ACTINIDE NUCLEI; ACTINIDES; ALKALINE EARTH METALS; ALPHA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BARYONS; CALIFORNIUM ISOTOPES; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; EVEN-EVEN NUCLEI; FERMIONS; HADRONS; HEAVY NUCLEI; IONIZING RADIATIONS; ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; METALS; MONITORING; NUCLEI; NUCLEONS; PARTICLE SOURCES; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIATIONS; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTRA; SPONTANEOUS FISSION RADIOISOTOPES; TRANSPLUTONIUM ELEMENTS; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; UNITS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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