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Calibration of personal albedo neutron dosemeter for mixed gamma-neutrons fields

C. CHERESTES1,*

Affiliation

  1. S.C. DOZIMED S.R.L, Dosimetry Lab, 407 Atomiştilor St., 077125 Măgurele, Ilfov, România

Abstract

The Dosimetry Lab use personal albedo dosemeter in order to measure the neutron dose equivalent. Measurement of the personal dose equivalent for neutrons is a difficult task because personal albedo neutron dosemeter is energy-dependent, becoming less sensitive as the energy of the neutrons is increased. To obtain a realistic characterization of the dosemeter, a set of irradiations have recently been carried out at the Czech Metrology Institute – Inspectorate for Ionizing Radiation at 241Am-Be and 252Cf sources. The obtained values are then compared with the neutron dose calculated using a dose calculation algorithm..

Keywords

Albedo dosemeters, Radiation protection, Dose assessment, Thermoluminescence dosemeter, Neutron dose.

Citation

C. CHERESTES, Calibration of personal albedo neutron dosemeter for mixed gamma-neutrons fields, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 5, 7, July 2011, pp.802-805 (2011).

Submitted at: June 8, 2011

Accepted at: July 25, 2011