Assessment of population external irradiation doses with consideration of Rospotrebnadzor bodies equipment for monitoring of photon radiation dose
https://doi.org/10.21514/1998-426X-2016-9-3-53-60
Abstract
This paper provides review of equipment and methodology for measurement of photon radiation dose; analysis of possible reasons for considerable deviation between the Russian Federation population annual effective external irradiation doses and the relevant average global value. Data on Rospotrebnadzor bodies dosimetry equipment used for measurement of gamma radiation dose are collected and systematized. Over 60 kinds of dosimeters are used for monitoring of population external irradiation doses. Most of dosimeters used in the country have gas-discharge detectors (Geiger-Mueller counters, minor biochemical annunciators, etc.) which have higher total values of own background level and of space radiation response than the modern dosimeters with scintillation detectors. This feature of dosimeters is apparently one of most plausible reasons of a bit overstating assessment of population external irradiation doses. The options for specification of population external irradiation doses assessment are: correction of gamma radiation dose measurement results with consideration of dosimeters own background level and space radiation response, introduction of more up-to-date dosimeters with scintillation detectors, etc. The most promising direction of research in verification of population external irradiation doses assessment is account of dosimetry equipment.
About the Authors
I. P. Stamat
Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Doctor of Biology, Head, Natural Sources Dosimetry Laboratory of Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being (Mira St., 8, Saint-Petersburg, 197101, Russia
V. A. Venkov
Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Candidate of Geology and Mineralogy, Senior Researcher, Natural Sources Dosimetry Laboratory of Saint-Petersburg Research Institute of Radiation Hygiene after Professor P.V. Ramzaev, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
O. E. Tutelyan
Federal Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Candidate of Medical Sciences, Head, Radiation Monitoring and Physical Factors Laboratory of Federal Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia
S. I. Kuvshinnikov
Federal Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Expert – Physicist of Radiation Monitoring and Physical Factors, Laboratory of Federal Center of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer rights Protection and Human Well-Being, Moscow, Russia
G. A. Gorskiy
North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnicov, of the Ministry of Health Care of the Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Chair of Factory Hygiene and Radiation Hygiene of North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnicov, of the Ministry of Health Care of the Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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Stamat I.P., Venkov V.A., Tutelyan O.E., Kuvshinnikov S.I., Gorskiy G.A. Assessment of population external irradiation doses with consideration of Rospotrebnadzor bodies equipment for monitoring of photon radiation dose. Radiatsionnaya Gygiena = Radiation Hygiene. 2016;9(3):53-60. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21514/1998-426X-2016-9-3-53-60
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