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6 th European ALARA Network Workshop Madrid, Spain, 23 -25 October 2002

6 th European ALARA Network Workshop Madrid, Spain, 23 -25 October 2002. Problems at the development of personal beta-particle dosemeters Klaus Helmstädter and Peter Ambrosi Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig, Germany. Contents. Beta workplaces Analysis of beta workplaces

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6 th European ALARA Network Workshop Madrid, Spain, 23 -25 October 2002

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  1. 6th European ALARA Network Workshop Madrid, Spain, 23 -25 October 2002 • Problems at the development of personal beta-particle dosemeters • Klaus Helmstädter and Peter Ambrosi • Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Braunschweig, Germany

  2. Contents • Beta workplaces • Analysis of beta workplaces • Beta partial body dosemeter • PTB intercomparisons • Response of partial body dosemeters with TLD • Problems in practical operation of TL dosemeters • Electronic personal dosemeter • Area monitoring dosemeters • Conclusions

  3. Beta workplaces • Nuclear power plants: • Contamination of surfaces and room air • maximum beta energies from 0,1 MeV to 3,5 MeV • Industrial applications: • Production and use of radioactive sources • maximum beta energies from 0,1 MeV to 3,5 MeV • Example of use: Measurements of string and paper thickness • Radiation therapy: • Treatments of eye tumors • Treatments of coronary arteries after a balloon dilatation • (Intravascular Brachytherapy, IVB) • Treatments of inflammatory joint deseases • (Radiosynoviorthesis, RSO) • maximum beta energies from 0,1 MeV to 3,5 MeV

  4. Analysis of beta workplaces Exposures measured by Mielcarek and Barth: • Optimisation of radiation protection • Introduction of legal beta-particle dosemeter (partial body) • Training and information of the personnel • Exchange of experience • Daily 1.4 mSv in the production of eye applicators of the nuclide Ru-106/Rh-106 • More than 100 mSv in the preparation and use of radioactive solutions for IVB and RSO Conclusions drawn by Mielcarek and Barth:

  5. PTB intercomparisons PTB intercomparison in 1996: 10 TL-Dosemeters, compared for mean beta energies from 60 keV to 800 keV and different angles of incidence PTB intercomparison in 1998/1999: 5 selected TL-Dosemeters (TD1 to TD5), compared for mean beta energies from 60 keV to 800 keV, for mean photon energies from 8.9 keV to 662 keV, for different angles of incidence and in mixed beta / photon fields

  6. Beta partial body dosemeter (finger rings) TD1 TD3 TD4 TD2 TD5

  7. Response Hpt/HPTB for photon radiation

  8. H pt H PTB Kr-85; 1 mSv/0° Sr-90; 1 mSv/0° Sr-90; 10 mSv/0° Kr-85; 10 mSv/0° Pm-147; 1 mSv/0° Kr-85; 10 mSv/45° Sr-90; 10 mSv/45° Kr-85; 10 mSv/60° Kr-85; 100 mSv/0° Sr-90; 10 mSv/60° Sr-90; 100 mSv/0° Pm-147; 10 mSv/0° Pm-147; 100 mSv/0° Pm-147; 10 mSv/45° Pm-147; 10 mSv/60° Response Hpt/HPTB for beta radiation 2 1,8 1,6 1,4 1,2 1 0,8 0,6 0,4 0,2 0 TD1 TD2 TD3 TD4 TD5 LL UL

  9. Response Hpt/HPTB for mixed beta/photon radiation

  10. Problem with Pm-147 Inconsistent results in different intercomparisons 60° 45° 0°

  11. Problems at practical operation of TLD • Non-uniformity of the TL material distribution inside the detector • Inhomogenity of the covering mylar foil • Thin TL material with high sensitivity required. • Thin TL material requires cautious handling. • Discrepancy between the wearing place and the position of maximum exposure • Standard photon rings are not suitable for beta measurements

  12. Electronic personal dosemeter (EPD)

  13. Electronic personal dosemeter (EPD) • Detector: semiconductor behind a thin entrance window • Measuring quantity: personal dose equivalent to the skin Hp(0.07) (directional dose equivalent H´(0.07)). • Response: acceptable compared to TLD detectors (Hp(0.07)) and ionisation chambers (H´(0.07)). • Drawback: Dosemeters are worn on the chest and cannot estimate the exposure of the finger tip.

  14. Response Hpt/HPTB for beta radiation (EPD, TLD, IK)

  15. Area dosemeters with ionisation chambers

  16. Area dosemeters with szintillation detectors

  17. Investigations on area dosemeters • Scintillation detectors are unsuitable for beta dose rate measurements also for Sr-90/Y-90. • Ionisation chambers with thin walls can measure acceptable beta dose rates even for low energy beta radiation. • The typically large measuring volume is a problem because of the decay of the dose rate within the detector. Therefore, measurements are only useful at distances greater than 50 cm from the source.

  18. Problem: Detector size

  19. Conclusions • Suitable beta particle dosemeters (partial body) exist but they need to be improved with regards to: • Optimisation of detector cover thickness • Wearing comfort • Robustness and sterilisability • Acceptability to the personnel • Area monitoring dosemeters should be developed with semiconductor detectors: • Small dimensions • High sensitivity • Spectrometric and dosimetric analysis of workplaces is necessary to find the relation between the place of maximum exposure and the dosemeter wearing position.

  20. Standard photon rings with TLD in beta fields • Standard photon rings were calibrated in beta radiation fields of 85Kr and 90Sr/90Y sources. • The response decreases from about 1 for 90Sr / 90Y at 0° incidence to 0.4 at 60° incidence and to 0.2 for 85Kr at all angle of incidence. • High-energy beta fields are always accompanied by low-energy components behind the shielding which would be underestimated. • For photon rings in beta fields the measurement value 0 therefore does not necessarily imply that there is no beta radiation at all. • Especially behind the shielding, a significant contribution to the personal dose equivalent to the skin could be caused by low-energy beta radiation. • Standard photon rings cannot be used for beta dose measurements

  21. Standard photon rings with TLD in beta fields

  22. Beta measurements with and without cap 1 Szintillation detectors 0,1 M with 0,01 M without Ionisation chambers 1E-3 0 200 400 600 800 1000 keV Mean beta energy

  23. Technical data of beta-particle dosemeters (partial body)

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