Authors: Clairand, I.; Bordy, J.-M.; Daures, J.; Debroas, J.; Denozire, M.; Donadille, L.; Ginjaume, M.; Iti, C.; Koukorava, C.; Krim, S.; Lebacq, A.-L.; Martin, P.; Struelens, L.; Sans-Merc, M.; Tosic, M.; Vanhavere, F.

Source: Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Volume 144, Numbers 1-4, 9 March 2011 , pp. 453-458(6)

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Abstract:

The work package 3 of the ORAMED project, Collaborative Project (200811) supported by the European Commission within its seventh Framework Programme, is focused on the optimisation of the use of active personal dosemeters (APDs) in interventional radiology and cardiology (IR/IC). Indeed, a lack of appropriate APD devices is identified for these specific fields. Few devices can detect low-energy X rays (20100 keV), and none of them are specifically designed for working in pulsed radiation fields. The work presented in this paper consists in studying the behaviour of some selected APDs deemed suitable for application in IR/IC. For this purpose, measurements under laboratory conditions, both with continuous and pulsed X-ray beams, and tests in real conditions on site in different European hospitals were performed. This study highlights the limitations of APDs for this application and the need of improving the APD technology so as to fulfil all needs in the IR/IC field.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rpd/ncq556

Publication date: 2011-03-09

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