Influence of the simultaneous calibration of multiple ring dosimeters on the individual absorbed dose.

Ring dosimeters for personal dosimetry are calibrated in accredited laboratories following ISO 4037-3 guidelines. The simultaneous irradiation of multiple dosimeters would save time, but has to be carefully studied, since the scattering conditions could change and influence the absorbed dose in nearby dosimeters. Monte Carlo simulations using PENELOPE-2014 were performed to explore the need to increase the uncertainty ofHp0.07in the simultaneous irradiation of three and five DXT-RAD 707H-2 (Thermo Scientific) ring dosimeters with beam qualities: N-30, N-80 and N-300. Results show that the absorbed dose in each dosimeter is compatible with each of the others and with the reference simulation (a single dosimeter), with a coverage probability of 95% (k= 2). Comparison with experimental data yielded consistent results with the same coverage probability. Therefore, five ring dosimeters can be simultaneously irradiated with beam qualities ranging, at least, between N-30 and N-300 with a negligible impact on the uncertainty ofHp0.07. © 2021 Society for Radiological Protection. Published on behalf of SRP by IOP Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.

Citation

J Calatayud-Jordán, C Candela-Juan, J D Palma, M C Pujades-Claumarchirant, Á Soriano, M Gracia-Ochoa, J Vilar-Palop, J Vijande. Influence of the simultaneous calibration of multiple ring dosimeters on the individual absorbed dose. Journal of radiological protection : official journal of the Society for Radiological Protection. 2021 Jun 01;41(2)

PMID: 33725675

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