Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access originally published online on May 27, 2007
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2007 125(1-4):309-313; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncm219
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The response of the BTI bubble detectors in mixed gamma-neutron workplace fields
1 SCK-CEN, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre B-2400 Mol, Belgium
2 Belgonucléaire B-2480 Dessel, Belgium
*Corresponding author: filip.vanhavere{at}sckcen.be
Bubble detectors have become a mature technology and are used as neutron dosemeters in a wide range of applications. At the SCK-CEN and Belgonucléaire they are used as official personal neutron dosemeter for the personnel. In the European Commission (EC) project of Evaluation of Individual Dosimetry in Mixed Neutron and Photon Radiation Fields (EVIDOS), a whole range of neutron dosemeters were irradiated in workplace fields in nuclear installations in Europe, including two types of bubble detectors. The responses of the bubble detectors are compared with the reference values determined using a directional spectrometer and a reference instrument to measure Hp(10).