The use of active personal dosemeters as a personal monitoring device: comparison with TL dosimetry

• Published in: Radiation protection dosimetry Vol. 144; no. 1-4; pp. 173 - 176
• Main Authors: Boziari, A, Koukorava, C, Carinou, E, Hourdakis, C J, Kamenopoulou, V
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01-03-2011
• Subjects: Calibration; Cesium Radioisotopes - pharmacology; Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; Dosimetry; Equipment Design; Humans; Occupational Exposure; Radiation Dosage; Radiation Monitoring - instrumentation; Radiation Monitoring - methods; Radiation Protection - instrumentation; Radiation Protection - methods; Radiometry - instrumentation; Radiometry - methods; Reproducibility of Results; Thermoluminescence; Thermoluminescent Dosimetry - instrumentation; Thermoluminescent Dosimetry - methods; Whole Body Imaging
• ISSN: 0144-8420; 1742-3406
• DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncq545

The use of active personal dosemeters (APDs) not only as a warning device but also, in some cases, as an official and hence stand-alone dosemeter is rapidly increasing. A comparison in terms of dose, energy and angle dependence, among different types of APD and a routinely used whole-body thermoluminescence dosemeter (TLD) has been performed. Significant differences were found between the TLD readings and mainly some not commonly used APDs. The importance of choosing the best adapted APD according to the radiation field characteristics is pointed out.