title: Characterisation of radiation field for irradiation of biological samples at nuclear reactor-comparison of twin detector and recombination methods.
abstract: Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection is involved in achieving scientific project on biological dosimetry. The project includes irradiation of blood samples in radiation fields of nuclear reactor. A simple facility for irradiation of biological samples has been prepared at horizontal channel of the nuclear reactor MARIA in NCBJ in Poland. The radiation field, composed mainly of gamma radiation and thermal neutrons, has been characterised in terms of tissue kerma using twin-detector technique and recombination chambers.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Metrology and Biomedical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Św. A. Boboli 8, 02-525 Warsaw, Poland golnik@mchtr.pw.edu.pl.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Golnik
authors.affiliation: National Centre for Nuclear Research, A. Sołtana 7, 05-400 Otwock, Poland.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gryziński
authors.affiliation: Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection, Konwaliowa 7, 03-194 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kowalska
authors.affiliation: Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection, Konwaliowa 7, 03-194 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meronka
authors.affiliation: Institute of Metrology and Biomedical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Św. A. Boboli 8, 02-525 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tulik
mesh_terms: D016754:Boron Neutron Capture Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D002138:Calibration; D004867:Equipment Design; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D007477:Ions; D009502:Neutrons; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D011044:Poland; D011312:Pressure; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011835:Radiation Protection; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D007477:Ions