Re: TLD Background subtraction

[Scott Schwahn <schwahn@jlab.org>]

I am intrigued, Scottie.  Perhaps if it wouldn't be too much effort, you could provide a summary of your method here on RADSAFE?  Have you published this method anywhere that we could access?

"Walker, Scottie" wrote:

> I would like to just mention an alternative to posting control dosimeters at
> a designated location.  Our lab is fairly large and we do not have the
> luxury of establishing one badge rack for a building or even one technical
> area.  And, like many other R&D sites, many of our workers don't regularly
> enter radiological areas during the monitoring period.  So, we use
> statistical methods to remove the dosimeters having occupational doses and
> evaluate the remainder for the background subtraction.  What we're left with
> is several thousand measurements of the background radiation levels during
> the monitoring period.

--
Scott O. Schwahn, CHP
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
schwahn@jlab.org


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