Assessment of Natural Radiation Exposure by Means of Gamma-Ray Spectrometry and Thermoluminescence Dosimetry

감마선분광분석(線分光分析) 및 열형광검출법(熱螢光檢出法)에 의한 자연방사선(自然放射線)의 선량측정연구(線量測定硏究)

  • Jun, Jae-Shik (Department of Physics, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Oh, Hi-Peel (Department of Physics, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Choi, Chul-Kyu (Department of Physics, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Oh, Heon-Jin (Department of Physics, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Ha, Chung-Woo (Korea Advanced Energy Research Institute)
  • Published : 1985.12.20

Abstract

A study for the assessment of natural environmental radiation exposure at a flat and open field of about $10,000m^2$ in area in CNU Daeduk campus has been carried out by means of gamma-ray scintillation spectrometry and thermoluminescence dosimetry for one year period of time from October 1984. The detectors used were 3'${\phi}{\times}$3' NaI(T1) and two different types of LiF TLD, namely, chip sealed in plastic sheet which tightly pressed on two open holes of a metal plate and Teflon disk. Three 24-hour cycles of in-situ spectrometry, and two 3-month and one 1-month cycles of field TL dosimetry were performed. All the spectra measured were converted into exposure rate by means of G(E) opertaion, and therefrom exposure rate due to terrestrial component of environmental radiation was figured out. Exposure rate determined by the spectrometry was, on average, $(10.54{\pm}2.96){\mu}R/hr$, and the rates of $(12.0{\pm}3.4){\mu}R/hr$ and $(11.0{\pm}3.6){\mu}R/hr$ were obtained from chip and disk TLD, respectively. Fluctuations in diurnal variation of the exposure rate measured by the spectrometry were noticeable sometime even in a single cycle of 24 hours. It is concluded that appropriately combined use of TLD with iu-sitn gamma-ray spectrometry system can give more accurate and precise measure of environmental radiation exposure, and further study for more adequate and sensitive TLD for environmental dosimetry, including improvement and elevation of accuracy in data assessment through inter-laboratory or international intercomparison is necessary.

감마선분광분석 및 열형광선량측정법에 의한 자연환경방사선의 선량해석에 관한 연구를 1984년 10월부터 약 1년간에 걸쳐 충남대학교 대덕캠퍼스내의 1만 $m^2$ 규모의 평면개활지에서 수행하였다. 이 연구에서 사용한 검출기는 3'${\phi}{\times}$3' NaI(T1) 섬광계수기(閃光計數器)와 plastic 에 밀봉하여 금속판에 압착 처리한 chip 과 Teflon-disk 로된 2종의 LiF TLD 였다. 실측실험으로는 3회에 걸친 24시간 cycle의 in-situ spectrometry 와 2회의 3개월 cycle 과 1회의 1개월 cycle에 걸친 TLD field dosimetry를 수행하였다. 측정한 모든 spectrum은 G(E)연산자법에 의하여 조사선량율(照射線量率)로 환산하였고 그 결과로부터 환경 방사선의 지설성분(地設成分)을 산출하였다. 결과(結果)에 의하면 spectrometry로 구한 조사선량율이 평균 $(10.54{\pm}2.96){\mu}R/hr$, TLD chip으로 측정해석한 값은 $(12.0{\pm}3.4){\mu}R/hr$, disk에서 얻은 값이 $(11.0{\pm}3.6){\mu}R/hr$로 오차범위 안에서 매우 좋은 일치를 보이고 있다. 그러나 감마선분광분석에 의한 자연방사선의 일변화(日變化)에는 가끔 심한동요가 관측되었다. 정확한 환경방사선량해석을 위하여 감마선분광분석과 TLD의 적절한 동시 배합사용이 바람직 하며, 보다 고감도의 TLD에 관한 연구와 국제비교등을 통한 선량평가의 정도향상(精度向上)을 위한 보다 깊이 있는 연구가 필요하다는 결론(結論)에 도달하였다.

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