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
Chest X-ray Dose Equivalent Low-dose CT with Tin Filtration: Potential Role for the Assessment of Pectus Excavatum.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2019.07.017
Abstract: RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES To determine the value of chest CT with tin filtration applying a dose equivalent to chest x-ray for the assessment of the Haller index for evaluation of pectus excavatum. MATERIALS AND METHODS… read more here.
Keywords: low dose; dose equivalent; tin filtration; dose ... See more keywords
Pneumonia Detection in Chest X-Ray Dose-Equivalent CT: Impact of Dose Reduction on Detectability by Artificial Intelligence.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2020.05.031
Abstract: RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES There has been a significant increase of immunocompromised patients in recent years due to new treatment modalities for previously fatal diseases. This comes at the cost of an elevated risk for infectious… read more here.
Keywords: detection; dose equivalent; ray dose; chest ray ... 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
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
Radiation environment created with GCRs inside a spacecraft.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.lssr.2019.09.001
Abstract: We use the GEANT4 Monte Carlo code to calculate the radiation dose equivalent due to Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs) during an out-of-magnetosphere space flight. We provide a detailed analysis of the radiation dose composition, distinguishing… read more here.
Keywords: environment created; radiation dose; radiation environment; dose equivalent ... See more keywords
Simulated design of neutron ambient dose equivalent meter with gadolinium core plastic scintillator using Geant4 code
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DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2021.106582
Abstract: Abstract It has been demonstrated that the gadolinium-core plastic scintillator sphere is a stable, highly sensitive, transportable, and cost-efficient neutron detector made of environmentally friendly components. This detector comprises a metal gadolinium core inserted at… read more here.
Keywords: gadolinium core; neutron; plastic scintillator; dose equivalent ... See more keywords
Neutrons in active proton therapy: Parameterization of dose and dose equivalent.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2016.07.001
Abstract: PURPOSE One of the essential elements of an epidemiological study to decide if proton therapy may be associated with increased or decreased subsequent malignancies compared to photon therapy is an ability to estimate all doses… read more here.
Keywords: neutron; dose equivalent; proton; therapy ... See more keywords
Calculating the dose equivalent of coordinate surfaces of the Cartesian geometry: a new analytical method compared with Monte Carlo method
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/14/08/p08014
Abstract: In this paper, an analytical method for calculation of the dose equivalent (DE) of coordinate surfaces of the Cartesian geometry is presented. DE of rectangular surfaces of gamma radiation emitters is calculated. The developed analytical… read more here.
Keywords: monte carlo; calculation; dose equivalent; method ... See more keywords
Thermal and Fast Neutron Dose Equivalent Distribution Measurement of 15-MV Linear Accelerator using a CR-39 Nuclear Track Detectors.
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DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncaa001
Abstract: The main purpose of this study is to measure the contribution of the thermal and fast neutron dose along the central axis of the 15 MV Elekta Precise linac in a tissue equivalent phantom. In… read more here.
Keywords: nuclear track; thermal fast; fast neutron; dose equivalent ... See more keywords