SECOND LATIN AMERICAN INTERCOMPARISON ON INTERNAL DOSE ASSESSMENT.
Internal dosimetry intercomparisons are essential for the verification of applied models and the consistency of results'. To that aim, the First Regional Intercomparison was organised in 2005, and that results led to the Second Regional Intercomparison Exercise in 2013, which was organised in the frame of the RLA 9/066 and coordinated by Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear of Argentina. Four simulated cases covering intakes of (131)I, (137)Cs and Tritium were proposed. Ninteen centres from thirteen different countries participated in this exercise. This paper analyses the participants' results in this second exercise in order to test their skills and acquired knowledge, particularly in the application of the IDEAS Guidelines. It is important to highlight the increased number of countries that participated in this exercise compared with the first one and, furthermore, the improvement in the overall performance. The impact of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Projects since 2003 has led to a significant enhancement of internal dosimetry capabilities that strengthen the radiation protection of workers.
Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear, Buenos Aires, Argentina rishamr@gmail.com.
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Rojo
Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Puerta
Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Gossio
Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Gómez Parada
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria.
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Cruz Suarez
Instituto Peruano de Energía Nuclear, Lima, Peru.
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López
Comisión Nacional de Seguridad Nuclear y Salvaguardias, Mexico D.F., Mexico.
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Medina
Central Laguna Verde, Veracruz, Mexico.
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Lastra Boylan
Eletrobras Eletronuclear S.A., Angra dos Reis, Brazil.
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Pinheiro Ramos
Hospital San Juan de Dios, San Jose, Costa Rica.
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Mora Ramírez
Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Alves Dos Reis
Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela.
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Yánez
Centro Investigaciones y Aplicaciones Nucleares, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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Rubio
Comisión Chilena de Energía Nuclear, Santiago de Chile, Chile.
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Vironneau Janicek
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, Managua, Nicaragua.
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Somarriba Vanegas
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin, Colombia.
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Puerta Ortiz
Hospital Mexico, Costa Rica.
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Salas Ramírez
Centro de Protección e Higiene de las Radiaciones, La Habana, Cuba.
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López Bejerano
Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear, Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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da Silva
Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear, Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Miri Oliveira
Facultad de Química - CMN, Htal. Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Terán
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Toluca, Mexico.
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Alfaro
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Toluca, Mexico.
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García
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Toluca, Mexico.
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Angeles
Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Asuncion, Paraguay.
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Duré Romero
Centro Regional de Ciências Nucleares do Nordeste, Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear, Recife, Brazil.
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Farias de Lima
D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D001822:Body Burden; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007390:International Agencies; D007391:International Cooperation; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis; D007843:Latin America; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D011868:Radioisotopes; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000592:standards; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012984:Software; D014316:Tritium
D000396:Air Pollutants, Radioactive; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011868:Radioisotopes; D014316:Tritium