Improvement of the quality of effective dose estimation by interlaboratory comparisons

• Authors: Ciszewska Katarzyna , Dymecka Malgorzata , Pliszczynski Tomasz , Osko Jakub
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Radiation Protection Measurements Laboratory (RPLM) of the Institute of Atomic Energy POLATOM determines radionuclides in human urine to estimate the effective dose. Being an accredited laboratory, RPLM participated in interlaboratory comparisons in order to assure the quality of services concerning monitoring of internal contamination. The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of interlaboratory comparisons on the accuracy of the provided measurements. The results regarding tritium (3H) and strontium (90Sr) determination, obtained within the radiotoxicological intercomparison exercises, organized by PROCORAD, in 2005-2010, were analyzed and the methods used by the laboratory were verified and improved.

Keywords

EN

tritium; strontium; urine; intercomparisons; effective dose

• Publisher: Versita
• Journal: Polish Journal of Medical Physics And Engineering
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 35-42

Dates

published

1 - 1 - 2010

online

5 - 5 - 2011

Contributors

author

Ciszewska Katarzyna

• Institute of Atomic Energy POLATOM, Otwock-Swierk, Poland

author

Dymecka Malgorzata

• Institute of Atomic Energy POLATOM, Otwock-Swierk, Poland

author

Pliszczynski Tomasz

• Institute of Atomic Energy POLATOM, Otwock-Swierk, Poland

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Osko Jakub

• Institute of Atomic Energy POLATOM, Otwock-Swierk, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10013-010-0004-x