title: Measurement of the effective dose equivalent in a nuclear reactor environment with a personal thermoluminescent dosimeter.
abstract: A study was performed on the measurement of the effective dose equivalent (EDE) with a personal thermoluminescent dosimeter. A Rando phantom with dosimeters inserted at the sites of the tissues specified by ICRP Publication 26 (ICRP77) was exposed at selected locations inside nuclear power stations. The effective dose equivalent was calculated and compared to the personal dosimeter response worn at the normal chest and waist locations. It was found that the EDE could be adequately measured and that the average rem/R conversion factor varied between 0.79 and 0.87, depending on the wearing position and sex of the worker.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008961:Models, Structural; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D010388:Pelvis / Q000528:radiation effects; D012062:Relative Biological Effectiveness; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013819:Thermoluminescent Dosimetry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013909:Thorax / Q000528:radiation effects