Radiation Calibration

The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) in collaboration with International Atomic Energy Agency (IEA) established Secondary standards Dosimetry Laboratory (SSDL) in 2008. The SSDL is the custodian of the National measurement standards in the field of ionizing radiation and provides calibrations in terms of Air kerma, Personnel Equivalent Dose and Ambient Dose Equivalent at a diagnostic and radiation protection levels. The main tasks of the SSDL are to: Realize and maintain the national measurement standards, provide measurement traceability to the International System of Units (SI) and bridge the gap between the Primary standards Dosimetry Laboratory (PSDL) and the users of the ionizing radiation measurements; Provide Calibrations to end users of equipment on ionizing radiation measurement ; KEBS SSDL in partnership with IAEA has Radiotracer Data Analysis measurements using a flow rig under IAEA Project RAF/0/004: Cleaner and safer management of industrial. The important feature and benefit radiotracer above conventional methods is that measurements can be carried out while a plant is on-line with no disruption to operating processes. (Author)