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Woda, C. ; Kaiser, J.C. ; Urso, L. ; Greiter, M.

An environmental BeO-OSL dosimeter for emergency response.

Radiat. Meas. 47, 609-613 (2012)
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A conceptual design is presented to use measurements of localized absorbed dose in inner cities for production of high resolution maps of the radioactive contamination following a nuclear emergency or radiological attack. The doses are derived from luminescent detectors pre-fixed at places of high importance (e.g. public squares). For such an environmental dosimeter, BeO is used, which can be read out using optically stimulated luminescence (OSL). A suitable casing of black Perspex has been developed to give a sufficiently accurate estimate of the air kerma value at the detector position. The dosimeter is characterized according to light tightness, dose response and angular photon energy dependence. A short overview of the approach for map production is also given.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
Keywords Environmental dosimetry; Emergency dosimetry; Nuclear emergency; Optically stimulated luminescence; BeO; IAMM; OPTICALLY STIMULATED LUMINESCENCE; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS; CERAMICS
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1350-4487
e-ISSN 1879-0925
Journal Radiation Measurements
Quellenangaben Volume: 47, Issue: 8, Pages: 609-613 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Elsevier
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Radiation Protection (ISS)
Research Unit Medical Radiation Physics and Diagnostics (AMSD)