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

Authors

  • Bernardo Maranhão Dantas Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria
  • Eder Augusto de Lucena IRD-CNEN
  • Ana Letícia Almeida Dantas IRD-CNEN

DOI:

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

Keywords:

internal dosimetry, in vivo measurement, whole-body counter

Abstract

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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Author Biography

Bernardo Maranhão Dantas, Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria

Divisão de Dosimetria

Laboratório de Monitoração In Vivo

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Published

2017-11-22

How to Cite

Dantas, B. M., Lucena, E. A. de, & Dantas, A. L. A. (2017). Sensitivity of the IRD whole-body counter for in vivo measurements in the case of accidental intakes. Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 5(3-A). https://doi.org/10.15392/bjrs.v5i3.291

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III Brazilian Congress on Metrology of Ionizing Radiation

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