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[Conservative calibration of a clearance monitor system for waste material from nuclear medicine].
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Zeitschrift fur medizinische Physik [Z Med Phys] 2014 Sep; Vol. 24 (3), pp. 252-60. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Feb 18. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Clearance monitor systems are used for gross gamma measurements of waste potentially contaminated with radioactivity. These measurements are to make sure that legal requirements, e.g. clearance criteria according to the german radiation protection ordinance, are met. This means that measurement results may overestimate, but must not underestimate the true values. This paper describes a pragmatic way using a calibrated Cs-137 point source to generate a conservative calibration for the clearance monitor system used in the Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (MHH). The most important nuclides used in nuclear medicine are considered. The measurement result reliably overestimates the true value of the activity present in the waste. The calibration is compliant with the demands for conservativity and traceability to national standards.<br /> (Copyright © 2014. Published by Elsevier GmbH.)
- Subjects :
- Calibration
Germany
Medical Waste prevention & control
Radiation Dosage
Radioactive Waste prevention & control
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Algorithms
Medical Waste analysis
Nuclear Medicine standards
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Radiation Monitoring instrumentation
Radiation Monitoring standards
Radioactive Waste analysis
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Details
- Language :
- German
- ISSN :
- 1876-4436
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Zeitschrift fur medizinische Physik
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24560040
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zemedi.2014.01.001