Monte Carlo modelling of Germanium detectors for the measurement of low energy photons in internal dosimetry: Results of an international comparison

This communication summarizes the results concerning the Monte Carlo (MC) modelling of Germanium detectors for the measurement of low energy photons arising from the “International comparison on MC modelling for in vivo measurement of Americium in a knee phantom” organized within the EU Coordination...

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Published in:	Radiation measurements Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 510 - 515
Main Authors:	Gómez-Ros, J.M., de Carlan, L., Franck, D., Gualdrini, G., Lis, M., López, M.A., Moraleda, M., Zankl, M., Badal, A., Capello, K., Cowan, P., Ferrari, P., Heide, B., Henniger, J., Hooley, V., Hunt, J., Kinase, S., Kramer, G.H., Löhnert, D., Lucas, S., Nuttens, V., Packer, L.W., Reichelt, U., Vrba, T., Sempau, J., Zhang, B.
Format:	Journal Article Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01-02-2008 Elsevier
Subjects:	Earth sciences Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology Ge detectors Geochronology Internal dosimetry Isotope geochemistry. Geochronology Life Sciences Monte Carlo simulations Voxel phantoms Voxel phantoms Monte Carlo simulations Ge detectors Internal dosimetry models detection Internal dosinietry Monte Carlo analysis simulation germanium americium networks coordination radiation Monte Carlo simulalions calibration energy Dosimeters Metropolitan area networks Network protocols Calibration factors Elsevier (CO) Monte Carlo methods Actinides Detectors Computer networks In-vivo measurements Dosimetry Europium Contracts Measurements Radiation detectors Semiconductor counters Photons Lattice Monte Carlo (MC) simulations International comparison Working group (WG) coordination action germanium detectors Low-energy photons Germanium Monte Carlo modelling Computational dosimetry Monte Carlo (MC)
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Summary:	This communication summarizes the results concerning the Monte Carlo (MC) modelling of Germanium detectors for the measurement of low energy photons arising from the “International comparison on MC modelling for in vivo measurement of Americium in a knee phantom” organized within the EU Coordination Action CONRAD (Coordinated Network for Radiation Dosimetry) as a joint initiative of EURADOS working groups 6 (computational dosimetry) and 7 (internal dosimetry). MC simulations proved to be an applicable way to obtain the calibration factor that needs to be used for in vivo measurements.
ISSN:	1350-4487 1879-0925
DOI:	10.1016/j.radmeas.2007.12.023