Sensitivity of the IRD whole-body counter for in vivo measurements in the case of accidental intakes

Autores

  • Bernardo Maranhão Dantas Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria image/svg+xml
    • Eder Augusto de Lucena IRD-CNEN
      • Ana Letícia Almeida Dantas IRD-CNEN

        DOI:

        https://doi.org/10.15392/bjrs.v5i3.291

        Palavras-chave:

        internal dosimetry, in vivo measurement, whole-body counter

        Resumo

        Intakes of radionuclides by humans may occur in the fuel cycle, nuclear medicine, biological research and in TENORM industries and in case of accidents involving workers and the general public. In vivo monitoring is recognized as a useful tool for the evaluation of such exposures. The IRD whole-body counter consists of a shielded room equipped with four HPGe and two NaI(Tl) detectors. The system is able to identify and quantify photon emitters in the range from 10 to 3000 keV. The minimum detectable activities for most of the radionuclides of interest allow occupational monitoring as well as evaluation of accidental intakes.

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        Biografia do Autor

        • Bernardo Maranhão Dantas, Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria

          Divisão de Dosimetria

          Laboratório de Monitoração In Vivo

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        Publicado

        22-11-2017

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        Seção

        III Congresso Brasileiro de Metrologia das Radiações Ionizantes