title: Intercomparison 2013 on measurements of the personal dose equivalent Hp(10) in photon fields in the African region.
abstract: An intercomparison exercise on the measurement of personal dose equivalent Hp(10) was jointly organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Nuclear Research Centre of Algiers through its Secondary Standard Dosimetry Laboratory in the African region. This intercomparison exercise was aimed at verifying the performance of the individual monitoring services of the participants in order to assess their capabilities to measure the quantity Hp(10) in photon (gamma and X ray) fields helping them to comply with dose limitation requirements. The scope of this intercomparison was aimed at passive dosemeters, which determine the personal dose equivalent in photon radiation fields, mainly for thermoluminescence and optically stimulated luminescence dosemeters. Twenty-seven countries from the Africa region and from outside Africa participated in this exercise. The intercomparison protocol, including the preparation of the dosemeters and the irradiation procedures, is described and the results are presented, analysed and discussed.
authors: Nuclear Research Centre of Algiers, Atomic Energy Commission, 2, Bd. Frantz Fanon B.P. 399 Alger RP, Alger 16000, Algeria mehenna.arib@crna.dz mehenna.arib@yahoo.fr.
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authors: Nuclear Research Centre of Algiers, Atomic Energy Commission, 2, Bd. Frantz Fanon B.P. 399 Alger RP, Alger 16000, Algeria.
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authors: Herrati
authors: Nuclear Research Centre of Algiers, Atomic Energy Commission, 2, Bd. Frantz Fanon B.P. 399 Alger RP, Alger 16000, Algeria.
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authors: International Atomic Energy Agency, Section of Radiation Safety and Monitoring, Division of Radiation, Transport and Waste Safety, Department of Nuclear Safety and Security, Vienna International Centre, PO Box 100, Vienna 1400, Austria.
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authors: Nuclear Research Centre of Algiers, Atomic Energy Commission, 2, Bd. Frantz Fanon B.P. 399 Alger RP, Alger 16000, Algeria.
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authors: Lounis-Mokrani
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D001822:Body Burden; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005720:Gamma Rays; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards*; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014915:Whole-Body Counting / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards*; D014965:X-Rays