Applications of New Technology: External Dosimetry (softcover)
Author: Jack F. HigginbothamISBN: 9780944838693 ISBN10: 0944838693
Published: 1996 | 464 pp | Softcover
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Radiological Protection Bulletin No. 188 | April 1997
Radiological Protection Bulletin No. 188, April 1997
"This book contains lectures given mainly by American experts at a Health Physics Society Summer School in July 1996 at the University of Washington. The aims of the textbook are: to provide a review of the basic principles of external dosimetry, to present the latest advances in measurement techniques, and to review changes in the regulatory structure in the USA. Given there are contributions from Herman Cember and Jack Fix for example, the book should be of interest to those involved in external dosimetry.
"There is an emphasis on personal dosimetry, with some comprehensive sections on film and thermoluminescence dosimetry, and a detailed description of the laboratory accreditation programme for personal dosimetry services in the USA. The increasing use of electronic personal dosemeters is anticipated with sections on the operational and cost implications of introducing electronic dosemeters as replacements for film or thermoluminescent dosemeters.
"Advances in portable survey instrumentation are also described and, with the advent of microelectronics, high purity detectors and miniature photomultiplier tubes, virtually any laboratory instrument can be designed as a portable instrument. However, it is necessary to distinguish 'hand held' and 'portable' instruments, which are very different operationally.
"Finally, there are sections on the special issues in external dosimetry for medical personnel, on how to make an assessment of skin dose, and on legal issues related to external dosimetry. This latter section inevitably concentrates on the legal system in the USA and the use of risk estimates in litigation there. The conclusions are general however; good science makes good law and attempts to underestimate or overestimate doses, or the risks associated with them, will result in inconsistent and unsupportable legal precedents.
"Although the book is of general high quality, there is no index and there are some typographical errors."
Michael Clark