Calibration of surface contamination monitors for the detection of iodine incorporation in the thyroid gland.

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serval:BIB_1B0F9E229D9B
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Calibration of surface contamination monitors for the detection of iodine incorporation in the thyroid gland.
Périodique
Radiation Protection Dosimetry
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Bailat C., Buchillier T., Baechler S., Bochud F.
ISSN
1742-3406 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0144-8420
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2011
Volume
144
Numéro
1-4
Pages
505-509
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
In Switzerland, individuals exposed to the risk of activity intake are required to perform regular monitoring. Monitoring consists in a screening measurement and is meant to be performed using commonly available laboratory instruments. More particularly, iodine intake is measured using a surface contamination monitor. The goal of the present paper is to report the calibration method developed for thyroid screening instruments. It consists of measuring the instrument response to a known activity located in the thyroid gland of a standard neck phantom. One issue of this procedure remains that the iodine radioisotopes have a short half-life. Therefore, the adequacy and limitations to simulate the short-lived radionuclides with so-called mock radionuclides of longer half-life were also evaluated. In light of the results, it has been decided to use only the appropriate iodine sources to perform the calibration.
Mots-clé
Calibration, Equipment Contamination, Equipment Design, Humans, Iodine Radioisotopes/analysis, Models, Statistical, Occupational Exposure/prevention & control, Phantoms, Imaging, Polyethylene/chemistry, Radiation Monitoring/instrumentation, Radiation Monitoring/methods, Radiation Protection/instrumentation, Radiation Protection/methods, Reproducibility of Results, Sodium Iodide/chemistry, Switzerland, Thyroid Gland/radiation effects, Thyroid Gland/radionuclide imaging
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Web of science
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Oui
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17/08/2011 9:31
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