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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published online on September 23, 2007
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, doi:10.1093/rpd/ncm394
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APPLICATION OF WORKPLACE CORRECTION FACTORS TO DOSEMETER RESULTS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF PERSONAL DOSES AT NUCLEAR FACILITIES

L. Lindborg1,*, T. Bolognese-Milsztajn2, M. Boschung3, M. Coeck4, G. Curzio5, F. d'Errico5, A. Fiechtner3, D. Hallfarth6, B. Lievens7, J.-E. Lillhök8, A. Lövefors-Daun9, V. Lacoste2, M. Luszik-Bhadra10, M. Reginatto10, H. Schuhmacher10, R. Tanner11 and F. Vanhavere4

1 Karolinska Institutet, Department of Medical Radiation Physics, SE 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
2 Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, F-92265 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
3 Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland
4 Studiecentrum voor Kernenergie—Centre d'étude de l'énergie nucléaire, B-2400 Mol, Belgium
5 Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica, Nucleare e della Produzione, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
6 RWE Power AG, Kernkraftwerke Lippe-Ems, D-49811 Lingen/Ems, Germany
7 Belgoprocess n.v., B-2480 Dessel, Belgium
8 Banverket, Expertstöd Teknik, SE-781 85 Borlänge, Sweden
9 Ringhals AB, SE 430 22 Väröbacka, Sweden
10 Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, D-38116 Braunschweig, Germany
11 Radiation Protection Division, Health Protection Agency, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0RQ, UK

* Corresponding author: lennart.lindborg{at}bredband.net

Ratios of Hp(10) and H*(10) were determined with reference instruments in a number of workplace fields within the nuclear industry and used to derive workplace-specific correction factors. When commercial survey meter results together with these factors were applied to the results of the locally used personal dosemeters their results improved and became within 0.7 and 1.7 of the reference values or better depending on the response of the survey meter. A similar result was obtained when a correction was determined with a prototype reference instrument for Hp(10) after adjustment of its response. Commercially available survey instruments both for photon and neutron H*(10) measurements agreed with the reference instruments in most cases to within 0.5–1.5. Those conclusions are derived from results reported within the EC supported EVIDOS contract.


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