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2. Effectiveness of an Imaging Plate System in Emergency 131I Thyroid Monitoring
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Shigeki Ito, Takuya Saze, Masahiro Hirota, Kunihide Nishizawa, Xiaojuan Li, and Shizuhiko Deji
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Detection limit ,endocrine system ,Epidemiology ,business.industry ,Equivalent dose ,Phantoms, Imaging ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Thyroid ,Age categories ,Thyroid Gland ,Monitoring system ,Radiation Dosage ,Emergency situations ,Effective dose (radiation) ,Imaging phantom ,Iodine Radioisotopes ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Radiation Monitoring ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Nuclear medicine ,business ,Radionuclide Imaging - Abstract
The effect of temperature and shielding on the lower detection limit of a thyroid I monitoring system was investigated in an anthropomorphic thyroid-neck phantom fitted with an imaging plate. The phantom was loaded with an I aqueous solution and monitored with the imaging plate for 10 min. After exposure, the plates were incubated with or without the shield at 0, 10, 20, 25, 30, or 40°C. The latent image was read out at 0 min to 7 d after exposure. The thyroid equivalent doses corresponding to the detection limit were calculated in six age categories, using the inhalation equivalent dose coefficients recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection. The detection limit was distributed between 0.13 and 4.2 kBq, and depended on the age of subjects, elapsed time, temperature, and shielding provision. The maximum detection limit of 4.2 kBq was below the emergency screening level of 30 kBq in Japan. The thyroid equivalent dose corresponding to the detection limit ranged from 0.17 to 46 mSv. From the maximum equivalent dose of 46 mSv, the effective dose was estimated as 1.8 mSv, lower than the annual effective dose limit of 20 mSv for radiation workers. At 2 d after exposure, the measured dose was below the annual effective dose limit of 1 mSv for the public, regardless of age, temperature, and shielding provision. The imaging plate system effectively monitors the I thyroid levels in emergency situations.
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- 2018
3. RADIATION EFFECTS ON COMMUNICATION PERFORMANCE OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAGS
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Takuya Saze, Kazuyuki Mori, Shigeki Ito, Hirosumi Kikuchi, Kunihide Nishizawa, Masahiro Hirota, Shizuhiko Deji, Zhaowu Meng, Yasuhide Kataoka, and Kazuhisa Nakazato
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Time Factors ,Epidemiology ,business.industry ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Acoustics ,Detector ,Radiation ,Radiation Dosage ,Effective dose (radiation) ,Radio Frequency Identification Device ,Threshold dose ,Absorbed dose ,Telecommunications ,Radio-frequency identification ,Equipment Failure ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Irradiation ,Radiation protection ,business ,Mathematics - Abstract
Radioactive materials (sources) are managed by bookkeeping and stocktaking. The radiation protection section staffs should check the sources manually. Annual effective dose concerning stocktaking of them are estimated at some mSv concerning fingers. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag's absorbed dose is estimated at some dozen Gy. RFID for stocktaking automatically was devised. Radiation effects on the communication performance of RFID tags were investigated by using response times and read ranges as indices. The RFID system was composed of a computer, a detector, and transponders (tag) consisting of an integrated circuit chip and an antenna. The tag is joined to the source for identification. The tags were irradiated at doses between 5 and 5,000 Gy by an x-ray irradiator. The response times and the read ranges were tracked from 40 to 23,200 min after irradiation. Relative read ranges fluctuated between 0.9 and 1.1 in the dose region less than 2,000 Gy, but fluctuated greatly in the dose region beyond 2,000 Gy. Malfunctioning tags appeared from 3,000 Gy, and all tags malfunctioned in the dose region over 4,500 Gy. The threshold dose leading to malfunction was determined to be 2,100 Gy. Time variation of relative read ranges was classified into four patterns. The pattern shifted from pattern 1 to 4 when the dose was increased. The relative read ranges lengthened in pattern 1. The relative read rages were approximately 1.0 in pattern 2. The read ranges tentatively shortened, then recovered in pattern 3. The tags malfunctioned in pattern 4. Once the tags malfunctioned, they never recovered their performance. Radiation enhances or deteriorates communication performance depending on dosage. Tags can spontaneously recover from radiation deterioration. The time variation of the read ranges can be illustrated by enhancement, deterioration, and recovery. The mechanism of four patterns is explained based on the variation of the frequency harmonization strength and activation voltage by irradiation. The annual effective dose of radiation protection section staffs can be reduced considerably.
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- 2010
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4. DEVELOPMENT OF 241Am LUNG MONITORING SYSTEM USING AN IMAGING PLATE
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Takuya Saze, Shizuhiko Deji, Masahiro Hirota, Koji Takasaki, Chie Takada, Kunihide Nishizawa, Shigeki Ito, Osamu Kurihara, and Takumaro Momose
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Radioisotopes ,Americium ,Materials science ,Lung ,Phantoms, Imaging ,Epidemiology ,business.industry ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Detector ,Monitoring system ,respiratory system ,Torso ,equipment and supplies ,Imaging phantom ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Radiation Monitoring ,medicine ,Humans ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,National laboratory ,Nuclear medicine ,business - Abstract
A new 241 Am lung monitoring system without shielding was devised by using an imaging plate system. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's realistic torso phantom containing a 241 Am lung was covered by imaging plates sealed in lightproof bags. The imaging plate system displayed 241 Am lung images characteristic of the lung shape of the torso phantom. The imaging plate system's lower detection limits of 14 Bq for 60 min exposure and 6 Bq for 300 min were the same levels as those of the phoswich detectors and the germanium detectors placed in shielded rooms. The imaging plate system for 60 min exposure detected about 2% of the annual limit of 740 Bq for 241 Am inhalation. A lung monitoring system using imaging plates is applicable for 241 Am lung monitoring.
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- 2007
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5. DEVELOPMENT OF A PORTABLE SYSTEM FOR CHECKING RADIOACTIVE SOURCES USING LONG WAVE RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION
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T Saze, Shigeki Ito, Kazuyuki Mori, Shizuhiko Deji, and Kunihide Nishizawa
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Safety Management ,business.product_category ,Radio Waves ,Epidemiology ,Computer science ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Integrated circuit ,law.invention ,Software ,Radiation Monitoring ,law ,Telemetry ,Radio-frequency identification ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Radioisotopes ,business.industry ,Temperature ,Water ,Byte ,Elements, Radioactive ,Equipment Design ,Identification (information) ,Lead ,Water layer ,Computer monitor ,business ,Computer hardware ,Radio wave - Abstract
A portable system for automatically checking radioactive sources stored in lead containers at low temperatures was developed in order to prevent the discharging of orphan sources and contaminated materials from a controlled area to the general public. A radio frequency identification (RFID) system using a long wave in a frequency range of 125 kHz was composed of identification tags, a reader, a notebook computer, and software. ID tags without batteries were devised by using integrated circuits with an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory of 250 bytes and antennas. This software consisted of operating and maintenance functions. The read range of the ID tags was adjusted to around 5 cm in order to avoid accidental contamination and for discriminating the multiple sources. A water layer of 6.9 cm had no influence on communication between the ID tags and the reader. The data of the ID tags stored at +4, -20, and -80 degrees C were precisely read 4 mo later. The influence of lead was completely removed by separating the ID tags more than 1.6 cm from the lead. A reader can exactly identify the data of the ID tags within 6.0 cm at a velocity less than 9.0 cm s(-1). Performance of the software was verified using mock data. Nine lists concerning registered, disposed, and missing sources, etc., were displayed on the computer monitor and printed out. An RFID system using long waves proved to be applicable for routinely checking radioactive sources.
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- 2007
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6. Electromagnetic malfunction of semiconductor-type electronic personal dosimeters caused by access control systems for radiation facilities
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Shigeki Ito, Masahiro Hirota, Takuya Saze, Kunihide Nishizawa, Kazuyuki Mori, Eiji Ariga, and Shizuhiko Deji
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Electromagnetic field ,Epidemiology ,Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis ,Radiation Dosage ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,Electromagnetic interference ,Security Measures ,Radiation Protection ,Occupational Exposure ,Dosimetry ,Industry ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Radiometry ,Physics ,Dosimeter ,Radiation ,business.industry ,Reproducibility of Results ,Equipment Design ,Non-ionizing radiation ,Equipment Failure Analysis ,Semiconductors ,Health physics ,Optoelectronics ,Equipment Failure ,Personal RF safety monitors ,Radiation protection ,business ,Artifacts ,Health Physics - Abstract
High frequency electromagnetic fields in the 120 kHz band emitted from card readers for access control systems in radiation control areas cause abnormally high and erroneous indicated dose readings on semiconductor-type electronic personal dosimeters (SEPDs). All SEPDs malfunctioned but recovered their normal performance by resetting after the exposure ceased. The minimum distances required to prevent electromagnetic interference varied from 5.0 to 38.0 cm. The electric and magnetic immunity levels ranged from 35.1 to 267.6 V m(-1) and from 1.0 to 16.6 A m(-1), respectively. Electromagnetic immunity levels of SEPDs should be strengthened from the standpoint of radiation protection.
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- 2006
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