Evaluation of a high purity germanium detector body monitor

J. R.H. Smith; James Marsh; George Etherington; A. L. Shutt; M. J. Youngman

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a082252

Evaluation of a high purity germanium detector body monitor

J. R.H. Smith^*
, James Marsh
, George Etherington
, A. L. Shutt
, M. J. Youngman

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The performance of the germanium (Ge) detector body monitor that has been recently installed at NRPB Chilton is evaluated and compared with the performance of the existing NRPB scintillation detector body monitor. Calibration of a p-type Ge detector for the measurement of radionuclides distributed throughout the body which emit photons with energies >100 keV is described. An ongoing systematic calibration programme of n-type Ge detectors for the measurement of low energy (<200 keV) photon emitting radionuclides in the lung is outlined. Results for the detection sensitivity for ²⁴¹Am in the right lung are presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	73-75
Number of pages	3
Journal	Radiation Protection Dosimetry
Volume	53
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a082252
Publication status	Published - 1994

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