Achievements in workplace neutron dosimetry in the last decade: lessons learned from the EVIDOS project

The availability of active neutron personal dosemeters has made real time monitoring of neutron doses possible. This has obvious benefits, but is only of any real assistance if the dose assessments made are of sufficient accuracy and reliability. Preliminary assessments of the performance of active...

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Published in:Radiation protection dosimetry 2007-08, Vol.126 (1-4), p.471-476
Main Authors: Tanner, R. J., Bolognese-Milsztajn, T., Boschung, M., Coeck, M., Curzio, G., d'Errico, F., Fiechtner, A., Lillhök, J.-E., Lacoste, V., Lindborg, L., Luszik-Bhadra, M., Reginatto, M., Schuhmacher, H., Vanhavere, F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body Burden
Computer Simulation
Cyclotrons
Humans
Life Sciences
Male
Models, Biological
Models, Statistical
Neutrons
Occupational Exposure - analysis
Radiation Dosage
Radiometry - methods
Radiometry - trends
Spain
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Summary:The availability of active neutron personal dosemeters has made real time monitoring of neutron doses possible. This has obvious benefits, but is only of any real assistance if the dose assessments made are of sufficient accuracy and reliability. Preliminary assessments of the performance of active neutron dosemeters can be made in calibration facilities, but these can never replicate the conditions under which the dosemeter is used in the workplace. Consequently, it is necessary to assess their performance in the workplace, which requires the field in the workplace to be fully characterised in terms of the energy and direction dependence of the fluence. This paper presents an overview of developments in workplace neutron dosimetry but concentrates on the outcomes of the EVIDOS project, which has made significant advances in the characterisation of workplace fields and the analysis of dosemeter responses in those fields.
ISSN:0144-8420
1742-3406
DOI:10.1093/rpd/ncm095