Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Editorial:

Joseph C. McDonald

On Hobgoblins and Consistency
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 345-346; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl165 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Articles:

F. Wissmann

Long-term measurements of ^*(10) at aviation altitudes in the northern hemisphere
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on May 12, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 347-357; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl053 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jing Chen

Estimated fluence-to-absorbed dose conversion coefficients for use in radiological protection of embryo and foetus against external exposure to photons from 50 keV to 10 GeV
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on May 12, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 358-363; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl056 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. P. Haridasan, P. M. B. Pillai, A. H. Khan, and V. D. Puranik

Natural radionuclides in zircon and related radiological impacts in mineral separation plants
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on May 8, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 364-369; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl057 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Schneider and H.-M. Kramer

A new method for an improved determination of continuous photon fluence spectra for X-ray tube voltages up to 150 kV
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on July 4, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 370-375; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl058 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Z. Palajová, F. Spurny, and M. Davídková

Microdosimetry distributions for 40–200 MeV protons
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on June 17, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 376-381; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl064 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Raisali, H. Davilu, A. Haghighishad, R. Khodadadi, and M. Sabet

Calculation of total effective dose equivalent and collective dose in the event of a LOCA in Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on June 18, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 382-390; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl066 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Jackson and P. C. Brennan

Radio-protective aprons during radiological examinations of the thorax: an optimum strategy
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on June 17, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 391-394; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl076 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. A. Ademola and I. P. Farai

Gamma activity and radiation dose in concrete building blocks used for construction of dwellings in Jos, Nigeria
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on May 15, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 395-398; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl052 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Merdanoglu and N. Altinsoy

Radioactivity concentrations and dose assessment for soil samples from Kestanbol granite area, Turkey
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on May 12, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 399-405; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl055 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Vesterbacka, T. Turtiainen, S. Heinävaara, and H. Arvela

Activity concentrations of ²²⁶Ra and ²²⁸Ra in drilled well water in Finland
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on June 15, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 406-412; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl067 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Darwish Al-Azmi

Towards the use of small amounts of activated charcoal along with well-type NaI(Tl) detector for indoor radon measurements
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on June 17, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 413-419; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl069 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. C. P. Salinas, C. C. Conti, E. R. R. Rochedo, and R. T. Lopes

Gamma shielding factor for typical houses in Brazil
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on June 17, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 420-424; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl075 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. K. Bull, T. J. Smith, and A. W. Phipps

Unexpectedly high activity of ²²⁸Th in excretion samples following consumption of Brazil nuts
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on May 15, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 425-428; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl059 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O. Hupe and U. Ankerhold

Determination of ambient and personal dose equivalent for personnel and cargo security screening
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on May 12, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 429-437; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl047 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Scientific Notes:

O. Brígido Flores, A. Barreras Caballero, O. Lasserra Sánchez, A. Montalván Estrada, and J. Hernández García

Population effective collective dose from nuclear medicine examination in Cuba
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on May 30, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 438-444; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl049 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kwan-Hoong Ng, Noriah Jamal, and Larry DeWerd

Global quality control perspective for the physical and technical aspects of screen-film mammography—image quality and radiation dose
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on May 18, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 445-451; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl051 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Xinwei

Analysis of radon concentration in drinking water in Baoji (China) and the associated health effects
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on May 15, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 452-455; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl048 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Technical Notes:

M. Omar, A. Hassan, and I. Sulaiman

Radiation exposure during travelling in Malaysia
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on May 15, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 456-460; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl060 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. K. Looe, A. Pfaffenberger, N. Chofor, F. Eenboom, M. Sering, A. Rühmann, A. Poplawski, K. Willborn, and B. Poppe

Radiation exposure to children in intraoral dental radiology
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on June 17, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 461-465; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl071 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.O. Isinkaye and I. R. Ajayi

Natural background dose and radium equivalent measurements at Ikogosi warm spring, Nigeria
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on June 30, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 466-468; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl065 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Meleq Bahtijari, Peter Stegnar, Zahadin Shemsidini, Ivan Kobal, and Janja Vaupotic

Indoor air radon concentration in schools in Prizren, Kosovo
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on June 9, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 469-473; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl072 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Book Reviews:

Ralph H. Thomas

Catastrophe—risk and response: Author: Richard A. Posner Published by: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 0-19-517813-0, 336 pp (Hardcover) (November, 2004)
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on May 22, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 474-476; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl061 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kathryn A. Higley

Environmental consequences of the chernobyl accident and their remediation: twenty years of experience. Report of the chernobyl forum expert group ‘environment’: STI/PUB/1239, 2006, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria ISBN: 92-0-114705-8, 166 pp, 40.00 Euros (softbound)
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published on November 1, 2006
Radiat Prot Dosimetry 2006 121: 476-477; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncl163 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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