Performance assessment of commonly used active radiation protection dosimeters for individual and area workplace monitoring

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00177016%3A_____%2F25%3AN0000086" target="_blank" >RIV/00177016:_____/25:N0000086 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrras.2026.102159" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrras.2026.102159</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jrras.2026.102159" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jrras.2026.102159</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Performance assessment of commonly used active radiation protection dosimeters for individual and area workplace monitoring

Original language description

Background: Improvement in radiation protection practice may be achieved by acquisition of reliable and accurate dosimetry data. Use of dosimeters with known properties provides insight into their performance in real radiation fields encountered in radiation monitoring practice. Aim: Performance evaluation in a wide range of radiation conditions provides insight into dosimeter behaviour, providing input for revision, update and harmonization of IEC type testing standards. Methods: A total of 32 active dosimeters were investigated, of which 26 are used for area workplace, and 6 for individual monitoring. Dosimeter performance was evaluated against the IEC 60846-1:2009 standard for portable workplace and environmental meters and monitors and the IEC 61526:2024 standard for active personal dosimeters in a wide range of photon energies, angles of incidence and dose equivalent rates. Performance was examined beyond the minimum rated range: 33.3 keV-1.25 MeV photon energy; (0 degrees; +/- 75 degrees) angle of incidence for personal dosimeters and (0 degrees; +/- 120 degrees with 180 degrees) for area dosimeters; 3 mu Sv h-1-7 Sv h-1 dose rate range. In addition, dosimeter short-term stability and overload properties were investigated. Results: State-of-the-art and commonly used dosimeters complied with the standard defined limits of variation with respect to the manufacturer stated specifications. Some dosimeters had significantly lower variations in terms of relative response than the current standard stated requirements. Conclusion: Potential update of the relevant IEC type testing standards was considered, with the possibility of introducing two distinct dosimeter classes, one of which would comply with reduced limits of variation.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10303 - Particles and field physics

Project

<a href="/en/project/9B23018" target="_blank" >9B23018: Harmonisation, update and implementation of standards related to radiation protection dosimeters for photon radiation</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences

ISSN

1687-8507

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

19

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

17

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

001663772900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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