title: Analysis of the CONRAD computational problems expressing only stochastic uncertainties: neutrons and protons.
abstract: Within the scope of CONRAD (A Coordinated Action for Radiation Dosimetry) Work Package 4 on Computational Dosimetry jointly collaborated with the other research actions on internal dosimetry, complex mixed radiation fields at workplaces and medical staff dosimetry. Besides these collaborative actions, WP4 promoted an international comparison on eight problems with their associated experimental data. A first set of three problems, the results of which are herewith summarised, dealt only with the expression of the stochastic uncertainties of the results: the analysis of the response function of a proton recoil telescope detector, the study of a Bonner sphere neutron spectrometer and the analysis of the neutron spectrum and dosimetric quantity H(p)(10) in a thermal neutron facility operated by IRSN Cadarache (the SIGMA facility). A second paper will summarise the results of the other five problems which dealt with the full uncertainty budget estimate. A third paper will present the results of a comparison on in vivo measurements of the (241)Am bone-seeker nuclide distributed in the knee. All the detailed papers will be presented in the WP4 Final Workshop Proceedings.
authors.affiliation: ENEA, Ente per le Nuove tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente, ION-IRP, Via dei Colli 16, I-40136 Bologna, Italy. guald@bologna.enea.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gualdrini
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Tanner
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agosteo
authors.forename: A
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authors.lastname: Pola
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authors.lastname: Bedogni
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authors.lastname: Ferrari
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authors.lastname: Lacoste
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authors.lastname: Bordy
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authors.lastname: Chartier
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authors.lastname: de Carlan
authors.forename: J-M
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authors.lastname: Gomez Ros
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authors.lastname: Grosswendt
authors.forename: I
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authors.lastname: Kodeli
authors.forename: R A
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authors.lastname: Price
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authors.lastname: Rollet
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authors.lastname: Schultz
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authors.lastname: Siebert
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authors.lastname: Terrissol
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authors.lastname: Zankl
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009502:Neutrons; D011522:Protons; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation; D011881:Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D013269:Stochastic Processes
chemical_list: D011522:Protons