6533b850fe1ef96bd12a8348

RESEARCH PRODUCT

EPR DOSIMETRY IN A MIXED NEUTRON AND GAMMA RADIATION FIELD

Antonio BartolottaMaria Cristina D'ocaD. TikunovA. CarosiFrançois TrompierPaola Fattibene

subject

inorganic chemicalsSafety ManagementMaterials scienceQuality Assurance Health CareRadiation DosageRisk AssessmentSensitivity and Specificitylaw.inventionRadiation Protectionstomatognathic systemlawNuclear ReactorsRisk FactorsmedicineDosimetryHumansRadiology Nuclear Medicine and imagingNeutronIrradiationElectron paramagnetic resonanceSpectroscopyRadiometryNeutronsObserver VariationRadiationRadiological and Ultrasound Technologybusiness.industryRadiochemistryPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthElectron Spin Resonance SpectroscopyReproducibility of ResultsGeneral MedicineReference StandardsTooth enamelEPR DOSIMETRY MIXED NEUTRON AND GAMMA RADIATION FIELDstomatognathic diseasesmedicine.anatomical_structureCriticalityGamma RaysAbsorbed doseBody BurdenFranceNuclear medicinebusinessRadioactive Hazard ReleaseRelative Biological Effectiveness

description

Suitability of Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy for criticality dosimetry was evaluated for tooth enamel, mannose and alanine pellets during the 'international intercomparison of criticality dosimetry techniques' at the SILENE reactor held in Valduc in June 2002, France. These three materials were irradiated in neutron and gamma-ray fields of various relative intensities and spectral distributions in order to evaluate their neutron sensitivity. The neutron response was found to be around 10% for tooth enamel, 45% for mannose and between 40 and 90% for alanine pellets according their type. According to the IAEA recommendations on the early estimate of criticality accident absorbed dose, analyzed results show the EPR potentiality and complementarity with regular criticality techniques.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2004-01-01
10.1093/rpd/nch225http://hdl.handle.net/10447/2953