EPR Dose Reconstruction for Russian Nuclear Workers

Romanyukha, A.; Ignatiev, E.A.; Vasilenko, E. K.; Drozhko, E.G.; Wieser, A.; Jacob, Peter; Keirim-Markus, I.B.; Kleschenko, E.; Nakamura, Nori; Miyazawa, Ch.

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“…Another intercomparison is commonly called "Semipalatinsk Intercomparison" because one of its goals was to collectively measure doses to teeth of residents of the Semipalatinsk region (Chapter 18) Ivannikov et al, 2007). There were also a few bilateral intercomparisons (Vanhavere et al, 1997;Romanyukha et al, 2000b;Shishkina et al, 2001b, p. 17-21).…”

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“…The exposure had been denied by the Soviet government until that moment. In this case, EPR dosimetry was used to validate the external doses provided by occupational dosimetry for workers who were neither exposed to neutrons nor contaminated internally (Romanyukha et al, 1994;Romanyukha et al, 1996c;Romanyukha et al, 2000b;Romanov et al, 2002). That reconstruction made it possible to evaluate the reliability of several occupational dosimetry systems used in the plant in the past 50 years (Wieser et al, 2006b).…”

Section: Nuclear Workers Of the Mayak Production Associationmentioning

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“…Donor's residence Estimate of the regional natural radiation background dose (19.4) Survivors of A-bombing of Hiroshima, Japan ~100 Cytogenetic methods Ikeya et al (1984); Ikeya and Ishii (1989); Ikeya et al (1986); Tatsumi Mayak nuclear workers, Russia ~100 Occupational dosimetry Romanyukha et al (1994Romanyukha et al ( , 1996cRomanyukha et al ( , 2000b; Wieser et al (2006b) Techa River basin population, Russia ~300 Model-calculated dose, cytogenetic methods Degteva et al (2000bDegteva et al ( , 2005; Romanyukha et al (1996aRomanyukha et al ( , 1996bRomanyukha et al ( , 2001Romanyukha et al ( , 2002b; Shishkina et al (2001Shishkina et al ( , 2003Shishkina et al ( , 2005; Tikunov et al …”

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EPR dosimetry with tooth enamel: A review

Fattibene

Callens

2010

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

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When tooth enamel is exposed to ionizing radiation, radicals are formed that can be detected using Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) techniques. EPR dosimetry using tooth enamel is based on the (presumed) correlation between the intensity or amplitude of some of the radiation-induced signals with the dose absorbed in the enamel. In the present paper a critical review is given of this widely applied dosimetric method.The first part of the paper is quite fundamental and deals with the main properties of tooth enamel and several of its model systems (e.g., synthetic apatites). Considerable attention is also devoted to the numerous radiation-induced and native EPR signals, and the radicals responsible for them. The relevant EPR detection, identification and spectrum analysing methods are reviewed from a general point of view. Finally, the need for solid state modelling and the linearity of the dose response are investigated.The second part is devoted to the practical implementation of EPR dosimetry using enamel. It concerns the preparation of samples, specific irradiation problems, spectrum acquisition and it is described how the dosimetric signal intensity and dose can be retrieved from the EPR spectra. Special attention is paid to the energy dependence of the EPR response and to sources of uncertainties. Results of and problems encountered in international intercomparisons and epidemiological studies are also dealt with.In the final chapter the future of EPR dosimetry with tooth enamel is analysed.

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EPR dosimetry with tooth enamel: A review

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Callens

2010

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“…EPR of teeth is now a well-established method for evaluating absorbed doses to individuals under many circumstances (Egersdorfer et al, 1996, Pass, 1997, IAEA, 2002, Fattibene and Callens, 2010, Ainsbury et al, 2011, Sullivan et al, 2013and Degteva et al, 2015. The method has been tested against biodosimetry methods (e.g., Nakamura et al, 1998and Khvostunov et al, 2015 and conventional dosimeters (e.g., Romanyukha et al, 2000b), and in multiple inter-laboratory comparisons (e.g., Chumak et al, 1996, Wieser et al, 2000a.…”

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Retrospective and emergency dosimetry in response to radiological incidents and nuclear mass-casualty events: A review

Bailiff

Sholom

McKeever

2016

Radiation Measurements

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Additional information:Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. HIGHLIGHTSReview of the use of luminescence and electron paramagnetic resonance in retrospective and emergency dosimetry.Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), thermoluminescence (TL) and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) results on biological and physical materials.Descriptions of use in emergency and retrospective dosimetry, following large-scale radiological events.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1350448716302359 ABSTRACTThis paper reviews recent research on the application of the physical dosimetry techniques of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and luminescence (optically stimulated luminescence, OSL, and thermoluminescence, TL) to determine radiation dose following catastrophic, large-scale radiological events. Such data are used in dose reconstruction to obtain estimates of dose due to the exposure to external sources of radiation, primarily gamma radiation, by individual members of the public and by populations. The EPR and luminescence techniques have been applied to a wide range of radiological studies, including nuclear bomb detonation (e.g., Hiroshima and Nagasaki) nuclear power plant accidents (e.g., Chernobyl), radioactive pollution (e.g., Mayak plutonium facility), and in the future could include terrorist events involving the dispersal of radioactive materials. In this review we examine the application of these techniques in 'emergency' and 'retrospective' modes of operation that are conducted on two distinct timescales. For emergency dosimetry immediate action to evaluate dose to individuals following radiation exposure is required to assess deterministic biological effects and to enable rapid medical triage. Retrospective dosimetry, on the other hand, contributes to the reconstruction of doses to populations and individuals following external exposure, and contributes to the long-term study of stochastic processes and the consequential epidemiological effects. Although internal exposure, via ingestion of radionuclides for example, can be a potentially significant contributor to dose, this review is confined to those dose components arising from exposure to external radiation, which in most studies is gamma radiation.The nascent emergency dosimetry measurement techniques aim to perform direct dose evaluations for individuals who, as members of the public, are most unlikely to be carrying a dosimeter issued for radiation monitoring purposes in the event of a radiation incident. Hence attention has focused on b...

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“…Since the radicals can remain stable for a period longer than the expected lifetime of humans, 1) the ESR dosimetry technique has been applied to survivors of the atomic bomb detonation, 3) residents affected by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident 4) and workers in a Russian nuclear facility. 5) Intensity of ESR signals has been related to dose accumulated in tooth enamel. [6][7][8][9][10] Individual dose reconstruction, however, ultimately requires doses to organs of interest, while ESR dosimetry determines just tooth enamel dose.…”

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Conversion from Tooth Enamel Dose to Organ Doses for Electron Spin Resonance Dosimetry.

Takahashi

Yamaguchi

Iwasaki

et al. 2002

J. Nucl. Sci. Technol.

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Conversion from tooth enamel dose to organ doses was analyzed to establish a method of retrospective individual dose assessment against external photon exposure by electron spin resonance (ESR) dosimetry. Dose to tooth enamel was obtained by Monte Carlo calculations using a modified MIRD-type phantom with a teeth part. The calculated tooth enamel doses were verified by measurements with thermo-luminescence dosimeters inserted in a physical head phantom. Energy and angular dependences of tooth enamel dose were compared with those of other organ doses. Additional Monte Carlo calculations were performed to study the effect of human model on the tooth enamel dose with a voxel-type phantom, which was based on computed tomography images of the physical phantom. The data derived with the modified MIRD-type phantom were applied to convert from tooth enamel dose to organ doses against external photon exposure in a hypothesized field, where scattered radiation was taken into account. The results indicated that energy distribution of photons incident to a human body is required to evaluate precisely an individual dose based on ESR dosimetry for teeth.

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EPR Dose Reconstruction for Russian Nuclear Workers

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EPR dosimetry with tooth enamel: A review

EPR dosimetry with tooth enamel: A review

Retrospective and emergency dosimetry in response to radiological incidents and nuclear mass-casualty events: A review

Conversion from Tooth Enamel Dose to Organ Doses for Electron Spin Resonance Dosimetry.

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