ABSTRACT
An allyl di-glycol carbonate (ADC) sheet which has been utilised as a neutron detector for personal dosimetry has recently been studied for its application as a device for radiation exposure control for astronauts in space, where protons are the dominant radiation. It is known that the fabrication process, modified by adding some kind of antioxidant to improve the sensitivity of ADC to high energy protons, causes a substantial increase in false tracks, which disturb the automatic counting of proton tracks using the auto-image analyser. This made clear the difficulty of fabricating ADC sheets which have sufficient sensitivity to high energy protons, while maintaining a good surface. In this study, we have tried to modify the fabrication process to improve the sensitivity to high energy protons without causing a deterioration of the surface condition of ADC sheets. We have successfully created fairly good products.
Subject(s)
Carbonates/chemistry , Carbonates/radiation effects , Membranes, Artificial , Protons , Radiation Protection/instrumentation , Thermoluminescent Dosimetry/instrumentation , Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation , Equipment Design , Equipment Failure Analysis , Materials Testing , Radiation Dosage , Reproducibility of Results , Sensitivity and Specificity , Surface Properties , Thermoluminescent Dosimetry/methodsABSTRACT
A method for measuring entrance surface dose in intraoral radiography for nationwide survey for the determination of guidance levels was developed using a commercially available radiophotoluminescent dosemeter (RPLD) system. From the ratio of the readings of the RPLD detectors. with and without a 1 mm thick aluminium filter, half value layer (HVL) and the energy dependency correction factor were derived. HVL and exposure for intraoral radiography were obtained with uncertainties of +/- 0.11 mmAl (SD) and +/- 2.1% (CV), respectively. This has been achieved by calibration at various beam qualities used in intraoral radiography. The HVLs and outputs of intraoral radiography units were measured by means of the mailed RPLD holders and also by ionisation chambers in 19 dental schools in Japan. Results obtained from the two methods of measurement agreed well for both HVLs and outputs.
