ESR dosimetry of a deceased radiation worker

M. Ikeya*, H. Sumitomo, C. Yamanaka, D. C. Lloyd, Alan Edwards

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    Abstract

    A case of overexposure of an industrial radiographer using 192Ir sources and having a filmbadge dosimeter record of 104 mSv has been examined with ESR dosimetry of postmortem tooth and bone specimens. ESR measurements of the tooth enamel showed an intense signal of CO2- and gave the equivalent dose (ED) of 14 Gy by the additive dose method using γ-rays from a source of 60Co. The doses for a finger bone and humerus were 14.7 and 7.0 Gy, respectively. It was concluded that he had been exposed to radiation repeatedly over 10 yr and that ESR dosimetry can give a life-long cumulative dose for personnel using radiation.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1341-1344
    Number of pages4
    JournalApplied Radiation and Isotopes
    Volume47
    Issue number11-12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 1996
    EventProceedings of the 1995 4th International Symposium on ESR Dosimetry and Applications - Munich, Ger
    Duration: 15 May 199519 May 1995

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