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Detection Range Improvement of Radiation Sensor for Radiation Contamination Distribution Imaging (방사선 오염분포 영상화를 위한 방사선 센서의 탐지 범위 개선에 관한 연구)

  • Song, Keun-Young;Hwang, Young-Gwan;Lee, Nam-Ho;Na, Jun-Hee
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.23 no.12
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    • pp.1535-1541
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    • 2019
  • To carry out safe and rapid decontamination in radiological accident areas, acquisition of various information on radiation sources is needed. In particular, to figure out the location and distribution of radiation sources is essential for rapid follow-up and removal of contaminants as well as minimizing worker damage. The radiation distribution detection device is used to obtain the position and distribution information of the radiation source. In the case of a radiation distribution detection device, a detection sensor unit is generally composed of a single sensor, and the detection range is limited due to the physical characteristics of the single sensor. We applied a calibration detector for controlling the detection sensitivity of a single sensor for radiation detection and improved the limited detection range of radiation dose rate. Also, gamma irradiation test confirmed the improvement of radiation distribution detection range.

A Study on the Surface Contamination Level and Spatial Dose Rate Measured from NM Patients-Only Bathroom (핵의학과 전용화장실에서 측정된 표면오염도 및 공간선량율에 대한 연구)

  • Moon, Jae-Seung;Jeong, Hyi-Il;Jeong, Hae-Seong;Sin, Min-Yong;Kim, Su-Geun;Park, Dae-Seong;Kim, Hyun-Ki;Kim, Hwa-San;Lee, Hyung-Nam;Ahn, Byeong-Pil;Lee, Dong-Ho
    • The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.38-43
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    • 2012
  • Purpose: Patients injected with FDG use the bathroom that Measured surface contamination level and spatial dose rate. This study about the effect that result affects workers in same part. Materials and Methods: Group1 is St. Vincent' s hospital's 60case. Group 2 is Bucheon St. Mary's hospital's 50case. Last case is lower the average daily number of patients than group 2. Measured time is 8:00, 10:00, 13:00, 15:00 and 17:00. Measured part is 4 point of toilet, basin and wastepaper basket, also measured accumulation dose of toilet during 3 month. Hospitals is installed PET/CT ware surveyed on presence of bathroom that used only by patient and worker has been using the bathroom. Results: The highest average surface contamination level of toilet is group1($8.38{\pm}4.56$), but the highest spatial dose rate is group3. Cumulative exposure dose measured by TLD during 3months is St.Vincent's hospital 0.78 mSv and Bucheon St.Mary's hospital 0.37 mSv. And result of survey is 16.12% worker using the bathroom. Conclusions: The more daily number of patient, the higher surface contamination level of bathroom. Especially, wastepaper basket's surface contamination level is exceed the reference value $4Bq/cm^2$. Based on This survey, Bathroom require special attention and proper decontamination.

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