The influence of the energy distribution of workplace fields on neutron personal dosemeter reading

Richard Tanner, D. T. Bartlett, Luke Hager, D. J. Thomas, N. A. Horwood

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Abstract

Variations in the energy dependence of response of neutron personal dosemeters cause systematic errors in the readings obtained in workplace fields. The magnitude of these errors has been determined theoretically by folding measured and calculated workplace energy distributions with dosemeter response functions, to determine the response of a given personal dosemeter in that field. These results have been analysed with consideration of the dosemeter response to various calibration spectra, and with reference to different workplaces. The dosemeters in the study are discussed in terms of the workplaces for which they can be suitably calibrated. Deficiencies in the published neutron energy distributions are identified.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)405-410
Number of pages6
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume476
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2002

Keywords

  • Neutron
  • Personal dosemeter
  • Radiation protection
  • Workplace fields

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