RADIATION PROTECTION BULLETIN ›› 2015, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3): 12-15.

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Beta Surface Activity Response Calibration of Hand Detectors in a Hand-Foot Surface Contamination Monitor

Wang Yong1, Liu Bei2, Niu Qiang3, Li Qiang1, Feng Mei1, Shang Jie1   

  1. 1. China Institute for Radiation Protection, Taiyuan, 030006;
    2. State Nuclear Power Demonstration Plant Co.Ltd., Rongcheng, Shandong, 264300;
    3. Shandong Nuclear Power Company Ltd., Haiyang, Shandong, 265100
  • Received:2015-04-12 Online:2015-06-20 Published:2025-01-23

Abstract: Hand-foot surface contamination monitors are usually used in nuclear facilitiesfor radiation protection purpose, which measure surface contamination levels onworkers' hands and feet. A hand model and two plastic film sources were made to facilitate the calibration of surface activity response of hand detectors in amonitor of this kind, and give rise to calibration results more in line with actual measurements. The effects of beta backscatter from hand tissue on measurement were investigated. The calibration results with aluminum substrate sources used were employed to perform a comparison in the meantime. Their difference was then analyzed.

Key words: Hand-foot contamination, Surface contamination measurement, Response, Calibration

CLC Number: 

  • TL818