Measurement of ambient gamma dose rate in Metro Manila, Philippines, using a portable NaI(TI) scintillation survey meter
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-020-08361-8
Abstract: Radiological data such as ambient dose equivalent rate obtained from radiation monitoring in Metro Manila are useful for the detection of any anomalous increase of radiation dose rate levels due to nuclear or radiological emergencies.… read more here.
Keywords: dose equivalent; ambient dose; rate; metro manila ... See more keywords
Measurement of ambient dose equivalent rates by walk survey around Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant using KURAMA-II until 2016.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.04.025
Abstract: Ambient dose equivalent rates in various environments related to human lives were measured by walk surveys using the KURAMA-II systems from 2013 to 2016 within an 80-km radius of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant.… read more here.
Keywords: dose equivalent; survey; dose rates; ambient dose ... See more keywords
Simulation study of the effects of buildings, trees and paved surfaces on ambient dose equivalent rates outdoors at three suburban sites near Fukushima Dai-ichi.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.09.001
Abstract: The influence of buildings, trees and paved surfaces on outdoor ambient dose equivalent rates (H˙∗(10)) in suburban areas near to the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) was investigated with Monte Carlo simulations. Simulation models… read more here.
Keywords: 134cs 137cs; paved surfaces; dose equivalent; trees paved ... See more keywords
Mean ambient dose rate in various cities, inferred from Safecast data.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2020.106363
Abstract: Safecast is a citizen science project, aimed to environmental monitoring. Its main activity is measuring ambient dose rate all over the world. The freely accessible data, currently (January 2020) more than 120 million observations, were… read more here.
Keywords: rate various; ambient dose; various cities; rate ... See more keywords
Calculations for ambient dose equivalent rates in nine forests in eastern Japan from 134Cs and 137Cs radioactivity measurements.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2020.106456
Abstract: Understanding the relationship between the distribution of radioactive 134Cs and 137Cs in forests and ambient dose equivalent rates (H˙∗(10)) in the air is important for researching forests in eastern Japan affected by the Fukushima Dai-ichi… read more here.
Keywords: 134cs 137cs; dose equivalent; equivalent rates; ambient dose ... See more keywords
New operational dose quantity ambient dose H* in the context of galactic cosmic radiation in aviation
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6498/ac5be0
Abstract: The International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements recently proposed new operational quantities for external radiation exposure. Among those, the ambient dose is intended to replace the ambient dose equivalent as estimator for the effective… read more here.
Keywords: dose; ambient dose; aviation; new operational ... See more keywords
PROCEDURES TO MEASURE MEAN AMBIENT DOSE EQUIVALENT RATES USING ELECTRET ION CHAMBERS
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DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncaa061
Abstract: Abstract The capabilities of electret ion chambers (EICs) to measure mean ambient dose equivalent rates were investigated by performing both laboratory and field studies of their properties. First, EICs were ‘calibrated’ to measure ambient gamma… read more here.
Keywords: electret ion; dose equivalent; ambient dose; equivalent rates ... See more keywords
MEASUREMENT OF NEUTRON AMBIENT DOSE EQUIVALENT IN PROTON RADIOTHERAPY WITH LINE‐SCANNING AND WOBBLING MODE TREATMENT SYSTEM
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DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncx056
Abstract: Abstract The primary objective of this study was to measure secondary neutron dose during proton therapy using a detector that covers the entire neutron energy range produced in proton therapy. We analyzed and compared the… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; proton; line scanning; neutron ambient ... See more keywords
Total Ambient Dose Equivalent Buildup Factors for Portland Concrete
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DOI: 10.1097/hp.0000000000000879
Abstract: Abstract In this work, total ambient dose equivalent buildup factors for Portland concrete slabs are calculated using Monte Carlo n-particle software MCNP6™. Buildup factor calculations could approach intractable solutions in general as they depend on… read more here.
Keywords: buildup; total ambient; portland concrete; buildup factors ... See more keywords
Estimation of Ambient Dose Equivalent Rate Distribution Map Using Walking Survey Technique in Hirosaki City, Aomori, Japan
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032657
Abstract: At present, much emphasis is placed on the health risks associated with radioactivity present in the environment, especially since the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. In this study, a walking survey was… read more here.
Keywords: dose equivalent; ambient dose; survey; walking survey ... See more keywords