10.3.2 In vivo measurements
Chapter Concepts
| Properties | effective dose; radioactive dose; skin dose; stopping power |
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| Keywords | cross section; decontamination; dose quantity; energy transfer; external dosimetry; ionizing radiation; mass attenuation; penetration depth; radiation detector; radiation shielding; radioactivity; radiological protection; radionuclide decorporation |
| Main Subjects | measuring techniques |
| Secondary Subjects | in vivo measurements; internal exposure; radiological protection measurements |
Source
| Title | 10.3.2 In vivo measurements |
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| In | 10.3 Radiological protection measurements: internal exposure; 10 Measuring techniques |
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| Author | H. R. Doerfel | |
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| Part of | Landolt-Börnstein - Group VIII Advanced Materials and Technologies | |
| Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology | ||
| Volume | 4: Radiological Protection |
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| Edited by | A. Kaul, D. Becker | |
| Chapter-DOI | 10.1007/10723325_13 | |
| Book-DOI | 10.1007/b75305 (Volume in Bookshelf) |
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| RIS-Export | Doerfel, H. R.: 10.3.2 In vivo measurements. Kaul, A., Becker, D. (ed.). SpringerMaterials - The Landolt-Börnstein Database (http://www.springermaterials.com). DOI: 10.1007/10723325_13 |
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Abstract
| 10.3.2 In vivo measurements in '10.3 Radiological protection measurements: internal exposure; 10 Measuring techniques', part of 'Landolt-Börnstein - Group VIII Advanced Materials and Technologies: Numerical Data and Functional Relationships in Science and Technology, Volume 4: Radiological Protection'. | |
| This document is part of Volume 4 'Radiological Protection' of Landolt-Börnstein - Group VIII Advanced Materials and Technologies. Since human beings do not possess any sense for the detection of ionizing radiation, they must entirely rely on special instruments in order to prevent or control any harmful radiation exposure or intake of radioactivity from the outset. Therefore, reliable instruments and methods for radiation detection and measurement form the precondition for the safe handling of radiation and radioactivity in medicine, scientific research, industry, and nuclear energy production. The primary tasks of radiation protection measurements can roughly be divided into dose and activity measurements employed to prevent and control hazard to man from ionizing radiation (external exposure) or the incorporation of radioactivity (internal exposure), respectively. The purpose of this document is to give a short overview over the application of radiation detectors in practice to monitor and quantify internal exposures in vivo. |
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