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http://dx.doi.org/10.14407/jrp.2015.40.3.124

Development of the Monte Carlo Simulation Radiation Dose Assessment Procedure for NORM added Consumer Adhere·Non-Adhere Product based on ICRP 103  

Go, Ho-Jung (Department of Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste Safety, Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety)
Noh, Siwan (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University)
Lee, Jae-Ho (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University)
Yeom, Yeon-Soo (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University)
Lee, Jai-Ki (Department of Nuclear Engineering, Hanyang University)
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Journal of Radiation Protection and Research / v.40, no.3, 2015 , pp. 124-131 More about this Journal
Abstract
Radiation exposure to humans can be caused by the gamma rays emitted from natural radioactive elements(such as uranium, thorium and potassium and any of their decay products) of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials(NORM) or Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials(TENORM) added consumer products. In this study, assume that activity of radioactive elements is $^{238}U$, $^{235}U$, $^{232}Th$ $1Bq{\cdot}g^{-1}$, $^{40}K$ $10Bq{\cdot}g^{-1}$ and the gamma rays emitted from these natural radioactive elements radioactive equilibrium state. In this study, reflected End-User circumstances and evaluated annual exposure dose for products based on ICRP reference voxel phantoms and ICRP Recommendation 103 using the Monte Carlo Method. The consumer products classified according to the adhere to the skin(bracelet, necklace, belt-wrist, belt-ankle, belt-knee, moxa stone) or not(gypsum board, anion wallpaper, anion paint), and Geometric Modeling was reflected in Republic of Korea "Residential Living Trend-distributions and Design Guidelines For Common Types of Household.", was designed the Room model($3m{\times}4m{\times}2.8m$, a closed room, conservatively) and the ICRP reference phantom's 3D segmentation and modeling. The end-user's usage time assume that "Development and Application of Korean Exposure Factors." or conservatively 24 hours; in case of unknown. In this study, the results of the effective dose were 0.00003 ~ 0.47636 mSv per year and were confirmed the meaning of necessary for geometric modeling to ICRP reference phantoms through the equivalent dose rate of belt products.
Keywords
NORM added consumer product; Voxel phantom; Exposure dose evaluation;
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