Personal dose equivalent conversion coefficients for electrons to 1 Ge V
| Autor: | K. G. Veinot, N. E. Hertel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Radiation
Models Statistical Radiological and Ultrasound Technology Phantoms Imaging Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Reproducibility of Results Electrons General Medicine Radiation Dosage Radiation Protection Calibration Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Computer Simulation Radiometry Monte Carlo Method Algorithms |
| Zdroj: | Radiation protection dosimetry. 149(3) |
| ISSN: | 1742-3406 |
| Popis: | In a previous paper, conversion coefficients for the personal dose equivalent, H(p)(d), for photons were reported. This note reports values for electrons calculated using similar techniques. The personal dose equivalent is the quantity used to approximate the protection quantity effective dose when performing personal dosemeter calibrations and in practice the personal dose equivalent is determined using a 30×30×15 cm slab-type phantom. Conversion coefficients to 1 GeV have been calculated for H(p)(10), H(p)(3) and H(p)(0.07) in the recommended slab phantom. Although the conversion coefficients were determined for discrete incident energies, analytical fits of the conversion coefficients over the energy range are provided using a similar formulation as in the photon results previously reported. The conversion coefficients for the personal dose equivalent are compared with the appropriate protection quantity, calculated according to the recommendations of the latest International Commission on Radiological Protection guidance. Effects of eyewear on H(p)(3) are also discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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