title: Novel reference radiation fields for pulsed photon radiation installed at PTB.
abstract: Currently, ∼70 % of the occupationally exposed persons in Germany are working in pulsed radiation fields, mainly in the medical sector. It has been known for a few years that active electronic dosemeters exhibit considerable deficits or can even fail completely in pulsed fields. Type test requirements for dosemeters exist only for continuous radiation. Owing to the need of a reference field for pulsed photon radiation and accordingly to the upcoming type test requirements for dosemeters in pulsed radiation, the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt has developed a novel X-ray reference field for pulsed photon radiation in cooperation with a manufacturer. This reference field, geared to the main applications in the field of medicine, has been well characterised and is now available for research and type testing of dosemeters in pulsed photon radiation.
authors.affiliation: Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Bundesallee 100, 38116 Braunschweig, Germany. jana.klammer@ptb.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klammer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hupe
mesh_terms: D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017785:Photons; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D012015:Reference Standards