The Interlaboratory comparison exercise using OSL personal dosimeters between the LMRI-DEN/UFPE, Brazil, and LCD/LAF-RAM, Nicaragua.

Authors

  • Freddy Somarriba UNAN-Managua
  • Helen Khoury
  • Vinícius Saito Monteiro De Barros
  • Norma Alejandra Roas Zúniga
  • Joselin Judith Meza Martínez
  • Rosnory de los Ángeles Domínguez Cano

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15392/bjrs.v10i2A.1817

Keywords:

intercomparison, OSL personal dosimeter, Z-Score.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present the results obtained in the intercomparison exercise organized by the Ionizing Radiation Metrology Laboratory at the Federal University of Pernambuco (LMRI-DEN/UFPE) and the Radiation Physics and Metrology Laboratory (LAF-RAM) of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, Managua (UNAN-Managua). The comparison aimed to assess the technical capabilities of the Dosimetry Calibration Laboratory (LCD) belonging to LAF-RAM for the irradiation of personal dosimeters in terms of Hp(d) magnitudes with a 137Cs radiation beam. The BeO OSL dosimeters were shipped by LMRI-DEN/UFPE to LAF-RAM for irradiation in March 2020. The evaluation of the Z-Score value obtained in the intercomparison was satisfactory for all irradiations of the dosimeters in the Hp (d) magnitude.

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References

ISO-International Organization for Standardization. General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. ISO 17025-2017.

ISO-International Organization for Standardization. Radiological protection —X and gamma reference radiation for calibrating dosemeters and doserate meters and for determining their response as a function of photon energy —Part 3: Calibration of area and personal dosemeters and the measurement of their response as a function of energy and angle of incidence. ISO 4037-3:2019.

ISO-International Organization for Standardization. Conformity assessment — General requirements for proficiency testing. ISO/IEC 17043:2010.

BIPM-Bureau International des Poids et Mesures. Evaluation of measurement data—Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement—JCGM 100:2008.

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Published

2022-07-21

How to Cite

Somarriba, F., Khoury, H. ., Saito Monteiro De Barros, V., Alejandra Roas Zúniga, N., Judith Meza Martínez, J., & de los Ángeles Domínguez Cano, R. . (2022). The Interlaboratory comparison exercise using OSL personal dosimeters between the LMRI-DEN/UFPE, Brazil, and LCD/LAF-RAM, Nicaragua. Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 10(2A (Suppl.). https://doi.org/10.15392/bjrs.v10i2A.1817

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