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Review of the current deficiencies in personnel beta dosimetry, with recommendations

Sherbini et al., 1983

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12374359736511555599
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Sherbini S
Porter S
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The report describes the design and use of personnel dosimeters used by the nuclear power industry to monitor occupational radiation exposure. It then shows why the monitoring method is inaccurate when personnel are exposed to beta particles. Then the report …
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    • G01T1/10—Luminescent dosimeters
    • G01T1/11—Thermo-luminescent dosimeters
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    • G01T1/06—Glass dosimeters using colour change; including plastic dosimeters
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21F—PROTECTION AGAINST X-RADIATION, GAMMA RADIATION, CORPUSCULAR RADIATION OR PARTICLE BOMBARDMENT; TREATING RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED MATERIAL; DECONTAMINATION ARRANGEMENTS THEREFOR
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