Title :
A new contamination monitor with scintillation detection
Author :
Klett, Alfred ; Haefner, Peter ; Reuter, Wilfried
Author_Institution :
Berthold Technol., Bad Wildbad
Abstract :
Berthold Technologies designed for the measurement of radioactive contaminations on surfaces a new handheld contamination monitor. The instrument is based on innovative scintillation technology and has high sensitivity and uniform response over the entire detection area of 170 cm2. This is achieved by utilizing a sophisticated reflector geometry. The monitor is capable of simultaneous and separate measurement of alpha-particles and of beta-gamma-radiation. The instrument was calibrated with more than 30 radionuclides which are commonly used in research or in nuclear medicine including also several short-lived nuclides like 99mTc or 18F
Keywords :
alpha-particle detection; beta-ray detection; gamma-ray detection; radiation protection; scintillation counters; 18F; 99mTc; alpha-particles measurement; beta-gamma-radiation measurement; handheld contamination monitor; nuclear medicine; radioactive contaminations; radionuclides; reflector geometry; scintillation detection; short-lived nuclides; Batteries; Calibration; Geometry; Instruments; Monitoring; Pollution measurement; Protection; Radiation detectors; Solid scintillation detectors; Surface contamination;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2005 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Fajardo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9221-3
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2005.1596468
