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Re: Retrospective neutron dosimetry



The items I am particularly interested in is fading and its impact on neutron 

dosimetry for film used 50s - 70s.  



Bill Field

bill-field@uiowa.edu 

> 

> I am trying to answer that same question about Landauer's current

> neutron dosimetry.  Specifically, the Luxel J badge.  If anyone has

> independantly studied the accuracy of this badge I would love to discuss

> the results with you.

> 

> I would be happy to get some generic (practical) advice about

> validating a neutron dosimeter as well.

> 

> 

> 

> >>> <epirad@mchsi.com> 02/20/03 02:01PM >>>

> Radsafers,

> 

> Does anyone have any insights regarding how accurately Landauer film

> badge 

> dosimetry was able to measure thermal and fast neutrons between 1948

> and 

> 1975?  Does anyone know of any studies suggesting that the actual

> exposures 

> were under reported because of the difficulty in measuring such a wide

> range 

> of energies?

> 

> Regards, Bill Field

> bill-field@uiowa.edu 

> College of Public Health

> Univerfsity of Iowa 

> > I have found the Lawrence Berkeley Lab web site:

> > 

> > http://ie.lbl.gov/toi/ 

> > 

> > to be useful for radionuclide identification from gamma spec.  You

> can search

> > for radionuclides by energy.

> > 

> > The opinions expressed are strictly mine.

> > It's not about dose, it's about trust.

> > Curies forever.

> > 

> > Bill Lipton

> > liptonw@dteenergy.com 

> > 

> > "Romzo, Cory" wrote:

> > 

> > > Can anyone provide any information as to where someone may purchase

> a copy

> > > of the book The Gamma Rays of the Radionuclides by Gerhard Erdtmann

> and

> > > Werner Soyka?  If not can someone suggest an alternate book/source

> that may

> > > contain the same information.  Rad Decay can be a useful tool,

> however the

> > > software does not contain all radionuclides.

> > >

> > > Thanks in advance for any responses,

> > >

> > > Cory W. Romzo

> > > Health Physicist

> > > Amersham Health

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