Thyroid monitoring of adults and children after reactor accidents with a new dose rate measurement device.

Appl Radiat Isot

Federal Office for Radiation Protection, Department of Radiation Protection and Health, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany.

Published: July 2017

A specialized dose rate measurement device that was designed for monitoring the thyroid dose of children and adults after reactor accidents was tested. In measurements with neck phantoms and a human patient, the device was found to be capable of measuring the required low dose rates, even within increased ambient radiation. It is suitable for the application in emergency care centers.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.04.006DOI Listing

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